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www.theeastcarolinian.com THE EAST CAROLINIAN volume 81 Number 37 TUESDAY January 10, 2006 Supreme Court nominee beginning Senate hearings Moore SGA Senate holds first meeting of 2006 Garrie Moore addresses the assembly CHRIS MUNIER NEWS EDITOR Judge Samuel Alito prepares for Senate questioning. He Is Bush's second nominee to replace the retiring Sandra Day O'Connor. WASHINGTON (AP) Presi- dent Bush sent Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito off to his confirmation hearings Monday with best wishes and a demand that senators "give this man a fair vote and an up or down vote Alito was facing close ques- tioning by the Judiciary Com- mittee to determine his fitness to be the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice. But first, he got some last-minute encouragement from the president over breakfast at the White House. Speaking to reporters after- ward, the president called Alito "eminently qualified" to be on the high court and said he told the judge that "he's conducting him- self with such dignity and class "Sam's got the intellect neces- sary to bring a lot of class to that court Bush said as he escorted Alito before news cameras in the Rose Garden. "He's got the judicial temperament necessary to make sure that the court is a body that interprets the law and doesn't try to write the law Alito, a conservative, 15-year member of the federal appeals court in Philadelphia, was chosen by Bush, an Oct. 31 to succeed the retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the high court. O'Connor, a justice since 1981, was a decisive swing vote on abortion, the death penalty, affirmative action and other highly contentious issues. "My hope, of course, is that the Senate bring dignity to the process and give this man a fair hearing and an up or down vote on the Senate floor Bush said. He added: "Sam, good luck to you Ten-minute opening state- ments by the panel's 18 members were likely to consume much of Monday's opening session, with direct questioning of Alito getting fully under way beginning Tues- day. The hearings are expected to last at least two days. Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa said Sunday he will 1rM"P the hearings this week. He has called for a committee vote by Jan. 17. Republican leaders hope for confirmation by the full Senate on Jan. 20, but Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the committee's top Democrat, would not promise the schedule would hold. "Obviously, if (Alito) doesn't answer the questions, then it gets out of my control. Some senator would move to hold it over. Let's hope we get all the answers so that doesn't happen Leahy said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation Alito was Bush's second choice to replace O'Connor. White House counsel Harriet Miers withdrew from consideration after conservatives questioned her judicial philosophy and qual- ifications for the Supreme Court. Democrats also voiced doubts. Bush then turned to Alito, 55, who previaqjjjr MM as a federal prosecuPnoa lawyer in the Reagan administration. Republicans-say there is no reason to delay or filibuster Alito. Senators who have met privately with Alito say he told them that his 1985 written comments maintaining there was no con- stitutional right to abortion were part of a job application for the Reagan administration, which opposed abortion. At the same time, he wrote in a separate legal memo while at see ALITO page A2 The SGA Senate convened yesterday for the first time this semester in order to discuss items of appropriation as well as bus stop augmentations. The Senate was also greeted by Garrie Moore, vice chancel- lor for student life, who told the assembly about last month's Board of Trustees meeting and how the Board Of Trustees was appreciative of student input. "It really made a difference said Moore. Moore's sentiment was shared by Senate President Ben- jamin Wythe. Wyche and Moore Splained how important it was r jtudentt to be at the BOT meeting especially considering the miscommunications between school administrators and stu- dents regarding the Higher One Card. "It was one of the first times the BOT apologized to the stu- dents said Wyche. Moore also alluded to some of the renovation projects that are being considered by the BOT. He said it is important for students to take control of changes that are happening to buildings like Mendenhall Student Center and Ledonia Wright Cultural Center, places used heavily by students. He encouraged senators and all students to go to meetings where renovation plans are discussed. "These are your buildings when you see there is a meeting set up it is really important you attend Moore said. Moore informed SGA last month about provisions involv- ing pre-paid legal services for ECU students. He said the Divi- sion of Student Life will cover the costs for the services. The $2.50 student fee increase was not accepted by the BOT because they want to remain within spending limits. John Massachi, chairman of the Senate parking and trans- portation committee, proposed two resolutions involving the availability of bus schedules to students. Senate Resolution 11- 1 called for a mandate on ECU buses to post schedules perma- nently, securely in each bus. "Schedules are already on the buses said Massachi. "This is here to enforce it The problem with bus sched- ules not being securely posted on buses is related to another problem SGA addressed through SR 11-2. It was passed along with SR-11 in order to make sure bus schedules are posted at the bus stop as well as the buses in a secure manner. In the past, they were torn down or washed away from rain. The Senate also passed three bills involving appropriations. Senate Bill 11-1 provided ECU College Republicans $723 for two see SGA page A3 Five new human cases of bird flu reported in Turkey Israeli residents express their concerns for their ailing prime minister. Doctors work to pull Sharon out of coma, Israeli leader breaths on own JERUSALEM (AP) Doctors started bringing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon out of an induced coma Monday, and the stricken leader immediately began breath- ing on his own and reportedly moved one of his hands. Outside experts said that while independent breathing meant Sharon had better chances for survival, it gave no indica- tion about his other physical or mental capacities in the wake of his massive stroke Wednesday. The process of weaning Sharon, 77, from sedation could take anywhere from several hours to days, Hadassah Hospital direc- tor Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef said. Doctors made the decision to lift the anesthesia after a round of consultations Monday. Hadassah Hospital officials would not comment on a Chan- nel 10 TV report that Sharon moved his hand. The report did not say which hand. Hospital officials said they would not discuss Sharon's con- dition until a Monday afternoon briefing. "As soon as we started reduc- ing the drugs the prime min- ister started to breathe inde- pendently, although he is still hooked up to a respirator that is used as an aid Mor-Yosef said, adding that Sharon remained in critical condition. Outside experts have said doctors should have a good idea of the extent of Sharon's brain damage by the end of the day. One Of Sharon's neurosurgeons said it was unlikely he could func- tion as prime minister again. Experts said the prime minis- ter suffered most of the damage to the right side of his brain, so he has a greater chance of regaining his speech and comprehension, which are controlled by the left side. After withdrawing the seda- tives, doctors will pass their assessment of brain damage to see SHARON page A2 DOGUBAYAZIT, Turkey (AP) Turkey reported five new human cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in preliminary tests Monday, a Health Ministry offi- cial said. The tests were conducted in Turkish labs on samples provided by five people sus- pected of having the disease, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not autho- rized to speak to the media. The new cases raise the number of human bird flu cases in Turkey to 15. They have not yet been confirmed by the World Health Organization. Health Ministry official Turan Buzgan said the new cases were discovered in four separate provinces in eastern and central Turkey, as well as on the Black Sea coast, indicating the disease was continuing to spread across the country. Health officials note the virus so far has only been con- firmed in humans who were in close and prolonged contact with birds. But they are watching the disease's spread and devel- opment for fear it could mutate Into a form easily transmitted between humans, sparking a pandemic. The European Union took further steps Monday to con- tain the disease, agreeing to ban imports of untreated feath- ers from six nations bordering eastern Turkey. The ban on Bird flu continues to raise concerns for European countries. imports from Armenia, Azerbai- jan, Iraq, Iran, Georgia and Syria is expected to come into force after formal approval Tuesday by the European Commission. Other poultry imports from those countries are already banned, said Michael Mann, spokesman for the EU's head office. In Turkey, 10 people had pre- viously tested positive for H5N1 in tests done in the country's labs, four of which were con- firmed by the World Health Organization. Those four include two sib- lings who died last week in the eastern city of Van, the first confirmed fatalities caused by the virus outside eastern Asia, where 74 people have been killed by H5N1 since 2003. A third sibling also died in Van of bird flu, but the WHO lab has yet to confirm H5N1. On Monday, Health Min- ister Recep Akdag visited with the father of the children in Dogubayazit, a largely Kurdish town near Van where most of the bird flu cases have origi- nated. He was accompanied by officials from WHO and the European Union. The doctor who treated the siblings said they probably con- tracted the illness by playing with dead chickens. Earlier Monday, authorities reported 18 additional people were hospitalized in southeast Turkey while undergoing testing for bird flu. see FLU page A3 INSIDE I News: A2 I Classifieds: A101 Opinion: A4 I Student Life: A5 I Sports: A8 1-10-06 Page A2 news@theeastcarolinian.com 252.328.6366 CHRIS MUNIER News Editor ZACK HILL Assistant News Editor TUESDAY January 10, 2006 Announcements MLK Tribute Lecture Tutu celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at ECU. NaomiTutu, the daughter of famed South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will visit Greenville in observance of the holiday. The event will be held Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in Hendrix Theater. For more information, contact David Dennard at 328-4364 or the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center at 328-6495. Book Signing ECU foreign language professor Steven Cerutti will hold a book signing for his book Word of the Day: The Unlikely Evolution of College English. The book is inspired by CeruWs popular class on Greek and Latin Vocabulary Building (CLAS 1300). For more information, contact Steven Cerutti at 328-6031 orcerrutis@mail.ecu.edu. MLK Vigil and March ECU will hold a candlelight vigil and march on College Hill at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16 in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Amusical performance by ECU professors Louise Toppin and Gerald Knight with Gregory Thompson of Johnson University, followed by selections from the ECU Gospel Choir, the choir from the Immanuel Baptist Church and the ECU choral students will follow at 7 p.m. in Hendrix Theater. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact David Dennard at 328-4363 or the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center at 328-6495. Student Volunteer Projects Students at ECU will be encouraged to participate in the MLK Day Volunteer Challenge Monday, Jan. 16. Volunteers will contribute to a daylong effort organized by ECU'S Volunteer and Service Learning Center. Volunteer Venues include the Boys and Girls Club, Creating Cheer, Hope Lodge and the Mariey Fund. Students will sign in at 8 am. in Mendenhall Student Center, attend at memorial at 9 a.m. and begin their volunteer projects at 9:45 am. Registration forms are available at ecu.educs-studentlifevolunteer mlk.cfm. For more Information, contact the Volunteer and Service Learning Center at 328-2735. Important Calendar Dates Thursday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m.is the deadline for late registration and schedule changes (drop and add). Friday, Jan. 13 is the last day for schedule changes (add only). Monday, Jan. 16 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is a state holiday. There will be no class. Award-winning Piano Performance Joyce Yang, 12th Van Clibun International Piano Competition Silver Medalist, will perform at 8 p.m. in Wright Auditorium Thursday, Jan. 19. Yang has recently had several concert engagements and has recorded a CD. Upcoming collaborations include the Indianapolis and Tucson Orchestras and the Grammy award-winning Takacs Quartet Tickets are required. For more information, contact the Central Ticket Office at 328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS. National Folic Acid Week The week of Jan, 9-15 is National Folic Acid Awareness Week sponsored by the NC Folic Acid Council. The week highlights the necessity for people to consume enough folic acid, which is crucial to cell growth. Pregnant women are at a particularty high risk of a deficiency. North Carolina is in a region of the country with high incidence rates of neubal tube birth defect, and consuming 400 meg of folk; acid per day can reduce the risks of NTD by as much as 70 percent For more information, visit getfolic.com. Dance 2006 The week of Jan. 22-28 will be Dance 2006. Highlights include choreography by ECU School of Theatre and Dance faculty and guest artists. Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, sometimes lyrical and sometimes eccentric, this annual dance showcase has become an immensely popular event Sure to have something for dance aficionados and newcomers alike, this is a fast-paced and unpredictable cornucopia of dance styles. News Briefs State NC panel to study effectiveness of sentencing teens as adults RALEIGH, NC (AP) - They can't vote or join the military. But in North Carolina, 16-year-olds are treated as adults in criminal matters even earning a life'sentence if their crime is serious enough. North Carolina is one of three states that automatically treats 16-year-olds as adults in criminal cases. Now a commission is studying whether it should join the majority of states, which set the minimum age at 17 or 18. The NC Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission will spend at least a year studying ramifications of the law, such as the number of teenagers with adult convictions who commit additional crimes, versus those who receive juvenile status. The commission subcommittee studying the issue is scheduled to meet Friday. Criminal courts also automatically treat 16-year-olds as adults in New York and Connecticut. But those states allow 16- and 17-year-old defendants to petition to be treated as youthful offenders, according to state Rep. Alice Bordsen, D-Alamance, who asked the commission to study the statute. North Carolina's law has been on the books since at least 1919 and makes no sense in current times, she said. The state law also requires defendants as young as 13 to be considered adults in first-degree murder cases. Juvenile court judges can rule that those aged 14 and 15 be tried as adults for violent crimes such as rape or robbery. Young people convicted as juveniles can have their conviction record sealed, while sentences are geared toward treatment, counseling and education. They must be freed by the time they turn 21. Tight budgets require creative solutions from gym teachers LEXINGTON, NC (AP) - Many people have heard the stories of teachers using their own money to buy classroom supplies for their 28 to 32 students because school budgets do not cover everything needed. But what do you do if you have 1,092 students? You get really resourceful and thrifty, said Lisa Snow, Southwood Elementary School's physical education teacher. With 20 years of teaching under her belt, she can make ordinary objects into extraordinary gym tools and activities for her students. For example, when she tore down a porch from her home, she wasn't about to waste all that wood. She knew it had a second life as a tool to help her preschoolers through first- graders master the skill of lacing and tying shoes. She cut the wood into six-inch blocks, painted it white and drilled holes into each block. After a short search on eBay, an Internet site offering millions of Inexpensive items up for auction, she purchased a box of shoe strings. Jump ropes are an expensive buy on a small budget. But Snow knows you can buy really, really long ropes at Lowe's and cut it yourself into several jump ropes. When she wanted stretch bands for her physical education classes, the $50 price tag for a bundle seemed steep. She improvised, getting about 50 recycled bicycle inner tubes free from an area bicycle shop, which work just as well. National With a federally banned expletive, Howard Stern makes his debut on satellite radio NEW YORK (AP) - Howard Stern began his new satellite radio show on Monday by putting to rest rumors that he got married to his longtime girlfriend, model Beth Ostrosky in a comment complete with a federally banned expletive, "I am not married. It's a nice feeling that we get along great. We're very happy and I dont want to (blank) it up said Stern, who Is finally free of government decency laws on Sinus Satellite Radio. Stem has promised everything from Alito from page A1 the Justice Department that the department should try to chip away at abortion rights rather than mount an all-out assault. Specter said in an advance copy of his opening statement that the hearing will be an opportunity for Alito to say publicly what he has been telling senators in private about how he would deal with the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing a wom- an's right to have an abortion. "This hearing will give Judge Alito the public forum to address the issue, as he has with senators in private meetings, that his per- sonal views and prior advocacy will not determine his judicial decision said Specter, a mod- erate on the issue. But no matter what Alito says, some Democrats will oppose him, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in his opening statement, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. "I am reluctantly inclined to the view that you and any other nominee of this president for the Supreme Court start with no more than 13 votes in this com- mittee, and only 78 votes in the full Senate with a solid, immov- able and unpersuadable block of at least 22 votes against you, no matter what you say or do the statement said. Abortion and presidential war powers are expected to be the main focus of the opening rounds of questions. Two areas that "Democrats and moderate Republicans feel are important: reproductive freedom is one, and all of these issues around execu- tive authority said Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond School of Law. Specter, along with several Democrats, also told Alito before the hearing that they would press him on his feelings about presi- dential power during wartime. The same senators who will question Alito will also hold hear- ings later this year on whether Bush can authorize the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on conversations involving sus- pected terrorists in the United States without getting a court- ordered warrant. Bush contended that his constitutional powers and the prewar resolution gave him that legal authority. One of Alito's Democratic crit- ics, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, said he sees tendencies by Alito to defer to the executive branch. "In an era when the White House is abusing power, has authorized torture and Is spying on American citizens, I find your support for an all-powerful execu- tive branch and almost unlimited power for government agents to be deeply troubling Kennedy said in a pre-released excerpt from his opening statement. Semi-Annual Winter Sale Sale starts Friday Jan. 13 thru Sunday Jan. 15 W Join us for our winter clearance event! 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Stem's wildly popular syndicated show proved a cash cow for Infinity Broadcasting, raking in about $100 million in annual advertising revenues and capturing 12 million listeners with raunchy, boundary-pushing programming. Stern had frequently tested and sparred with the regulatory Federal Communications Commission during his 25-year run on the public airwaves, often having his morning show interrupted by censors. Vice president hospitalized with shortness of breath WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to George Washington Hospital early Monday experiencing shortness of breath, a spokeswoman said. He was released four and a half hours later. Cheney spokeswoman Lea Anne McBride said Cheney was taken to the hospital at 3 a.m. He was released about 7:30 a.m. Doctors found his EKG, or electrocardiogram, unchanged and determined he was retaining fluid because of medication he was taking for a foot problem. Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems and has a pacemaker, was placed on a diuretic at the hospital. The foot ailment forced Cheney to use a cane on Friday. McBride said the foot condition was not related to surgery last September to repair aneurysms behind both knees or the 64-year-old vice president's lengthy history of heart problems. He has had four heart attacks, quadruple bypass surgery, two artery-clearing angioplasties and an operation to implant a special pacemaker in his chest. Cheney has a long history of health problems and suffered his first heart attack in 1978 when he was 37. Ten years later, after his third heart attack, he had quadruple bypass surgery to clear clogged arteries. Cheney, who has not suffered a heart attack since he became vice president in 2001, began a daily exercise program in 2000 and started eating healthier. He quit smoking in 1978 and takes medication to lower his cholesterol. World New attacks kill 21 Iraqis; U.S. says eight troops, four civilians were aboard crashed helicopter BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents exploded a suicide car bomb and launched two mortar shells at Iraq's Interior Ministry during National Police Day celebrations Monday, killing 21 people and injuring 24, police said. An Internet statement by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the name of his al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group rebuked Sunni Arabs for taking part in last month's parliamentary elections, saying they had "thrown a rope" to save U.S. policy. Meanwhile, the U.S. military said eight U.S. troops and four American civilians died aboard a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed late Saturday in northern Iraq. The military initially said only that there were eight passengers and four crew aboard. With the latest military deaths, at least 2,207 U.S. service members have died since the war started in 2003, according to an Associated Press count. It was the deadliest helicopter crash in Iraq since a CH-53 Sea Stallion went down in bad weather in western Iraq on Jan. 26, 2005, killing 31 U.S. service members. The attack on the Interior Ministry began with a suicide car bomber who exploded his vehicle near an entrance checkpoint. Less than an hour later, two mortar rounds landed about a half-mile from where police were gathered to mark National Police Day. At least 21 people were killed and 24 injured, mostly policemen, said police Sgt. Abdel Hadi Hassan. Several police cars were destroyed in the explosions, and pieces of body parts could be seen on the ground. In other violence Monday gunmen assassinated an investigative judge in Kirkuk, police Capt Farhad Talabani said. In Baghdad, gunmen fired on three people working on Iraq's de- Baathification commission, killing one, police Capt. Qassim Hussein said. Gunmen also killed an Iraqi intelligence officer and a doctor in separate attacks, Hussein said. Five bodies bound and blindfolded were found shot to death in Baghdad late Sunday, police said. Five people died in separate attacks in Baghdad on Sunday, including a policeman killed by a suicide car bomber targeting an Interior Ministry patrol. Seven others were wounded. At least 13 killed In Iranian plane crash, Including Revolutionary Guards commander TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A small military jet crashed in northwestern Iran on Monday, killing the commander of the ground forces of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and at least 12 other people, state media said. It was the second time in two months that a military plane crashed in Iran while attempting to make an emergency landing. In Monday's crash, the plane was trying to make an emergency landing at Oroumieh, about 560 miles northwest of Tehran near the Turkish border, when its landing gear jammed, preventing the wheels from being fully deployed, state media reported. The reports did not explain why the plane was trying to make an emergency landing. The Guards commander who died was identified as Gen. Ahmad Kazemi, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported, quoting Guards spokesman Gen. Masoud Jazayeri. The agency said 10 other military officers also were killed. StiarOn from page A1 Attorney General Meni Mazuz, who then will decide whether to declare the prime minister permanently Incapacitated. "The minute we know what damage has occurred, we will talk Justice Ministry spokesman Yaakov Galanti said. Since an acting prime minister is in place, there is no urgency to such a declaration, Galanti added. Ehud Olmert, Sharon's deputy, was named acting prime minister after Sharon's second stroke and can serve in that role for 100 days. In the event the attorney general declares permanent incapacitation, the Cabinet would elect a new prime min- ister within 24 hours, choosing from the five Cabinet min- isters from Sharon's Kadima Party who also are lawmakers, Galanti said. That group includes Olmert. Sharon, who suffered a mild stroke Dec. 18, felt weak Wednesday and was rushed to Hadassah from his ranch in southern Israel when a blood vessel on the right side of his brain burst, causing massive cerebral hemorrhaging. The stroke occurred the night before he was scheduled to undergo a procedure to close a hole in his heart that contributed to the earlier stroke. He has undergone two surgeries to stop the bleeding in his brain and relieve the pressure Inside his skull. Sharon, Israel's most popular politician, was seen by many here as the best hope for resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict. His abrupt illness and expected departure from the Mideast politi- cal stage has raised concern that momentum on territorial con- cessions, created by his recent Gaza Strip withdrawal, would be stopped, and that Sharon's suc- cessor would not have the stature to forge ahead on drawing Israel's final borders. Before his collapse, Sharon appeared headed to a landslide victory in March 28 elections at the head of the Kadima Party, which seeks further pullbacks while strengthening Israel's hold over major settlement blocs. Olmert told the Cabinet on Sunday he would work to carry on Sharon's political legacy. Sharon's condition and the uncertainty it has generated has unsettled Israelis. At the hospital entrance Monday, three Jerusalemites hung up a white sheet with blue lettering in Eng- lish and Hebrew that read, "Ariel Sharon, there is more to do, please wake up Doctors have kept Sharon in a medically Induced coma and on a respirator since Thursday to give him time to heal from the trauma of the stroke and the surgeries. Doctors not involved in Sha- ron's care said that if he awakens, the extent of his responses could vary widely, from slight movements of the fingers or opening of the eyes, to a much fuller awakening. They also have cautioned that there is no guarantee Sharon will awaken from the anesthesia. That Sharon can breathe on his own "tells us that one part of his brain is functioning, the respiratory center said Dr. John Martin, a pro- fessor of cardiovascular medicine at University College in London. "It doesn't tell us how he is thinking, it doesn't tell us how he can speak, it doesn't teU us how he can move his arms and legs. 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Former SGA judicial board member, Nick Genty, was con- firmed to be the next attorney general. He was sworn in by current attorney general, Brian Mitch- ell after a brief confirmation discussion amongst assembly members. SGA President M. Cole Jones welcomed back the Senate with an opening speech. "We have new initiatives we will finally be able to push through said Jones. Jones gave an update on the movement of the SGA offices to the first floor of Mendenhall Student Center. He said the move might be completed by the end of the month. The new office will be where The Spot used to be located. The old offices upstairs will continued to be used by SGA. "Current offices will be main- tained for SGA office space said Heather Arrington, advisor for SGA. Jones quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to convey to the Senate their need to be commit- ted to leadership and service. "Everyone can be great because everyone can serve said King. This writer can be contacted at news@theeas tcarolinian.com. FLU from page A1 Three new cases of H5N1 were reported Sunday in Ankara, two young brothers and a 65- year-old man as well as two other cases in Van, about 600 miles to the east. The boys, Muharrem Canak, 5, Iskender, apparently caught the virus while playing with gloves their father had used to handle two dead wild ducks out- side Ankara, their doctor Metin Dogan said. The boys did not appear sick, despite testing posi- tive for the virus in tests done at Turkish labs, Dogan said. $180 Per Month This coupon jjood for mi extra $5 on your 2nd and 4lh donation Health officials believe the best way to fight the spread of bird flu is the wholesale destruction of poultry in the affected area. But they often run into problems in rural areas like Dogubayazit, where villagers have resisted turn- ing in their birds. On Sunday, a group of Turk- ish workers in the town had to climb over a wall when a woman refused to open the door and hand over several chickens, insisting they were not sick. The workers said they would return with police. Boehner, Blunt vie to replace DeLay as GOP floor leader DELAY WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans, buffeted by a lobby- ing scandal and running poorly in opinion polls, are mulling a choice between two veteran Midwestern lawmakers to replace embattled former Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Rep. John Boehner of Ohio announced Sunday he is seeking to become the No. 2 GOP leader in the House. Republican Whip Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, the acting majority leader, campaigned for the job as well. DeLay is under indictment on campaign finance charges in his home state of Texas. He stepped down permanently Saturday as majority leader days after lobby- ist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy, tax eva- sion and mail fraud charges in a congressional influence-peddling investigation. The leadership campaign will be fought mostly by telephone as Blunt and Boehner track down colleagues scattered while on an extended holiday break. The vote is slated when lawmakers return to Washington the week of Jan. 30. "We've had a tough run recently, some of it of our own making Boehner wrote fellow Republicans in a letter declaring his candidacy. "But I also believe that if we are able to renew our energy and our commitment to our basic principles, the best is yet to come Blunt made a similar observa- tion in a letter appealing for votes. c "Unfortunately, the recent scandals have caused some to question whether we have lost our vision and whether the faith they have placed in us is justified he wrote. "While I have no doubt that it is, it will be difficult to move forward until we regain the trust and confidence of our con- stituents by enacting new lobbying reforms and enhanced penalties The majority leader's post is central to advancing the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill, and it could be a stepping stone to eventually succeeding Speaker Dennis Hast- en, R-Ill. Blunt said that despite setbacks such as Hurricane Katrina and the Abramoff lobbying scandal, "our conference performed well as a team, racking up impressive legisla- tive accomplishments" during his time as DeLay's stand-in. Blunt, 55, began his leadership career as a protege of DeLay, who named him a deputy whip in 1999. His voting record reflects the priorities of the GOP majority that he helps lead, including opposition to abortion, sup- port for tax cuts and approval for the landmark Medicare prescription drug benefit leg- islation that passed during President Bush's first term. I'm a Student and a Plasma Donor Names: Jennifer Majors: Nursing Hobbies: Swimming & going to the beach Why do I donate Plasma? Extra spending money for the beach. Earn up to $170mo. donating plasma in a friendly place. DCI Biologicals of Greenville 252-757-0171 2727 I Kith Street Down the Street from ECU www.dciplasma.com University Park Apartments 252.752.8900 252.752.5541 (fax A short walk to ECU! 2 BR1 BA, 2 BR2 BA from $525 Monday -Friday 8-5 Saturday 10-2 1110 East 10th Street. Greenville NC 27858 Enter listing ID 7063572 at RentalGuideGreenvilleNC.com for photos, floorplans&more. 3xes starting i ston Circle reenville NC 27858 Kingston Condominiums 252.752.7575 252.752.5541 (fax) Enter listing ID 7063572 at RentalGuideGreenvilleNC.com for photos, floorplans&more. OPINION Page A4 editor@theeastcarolinian.com 252,328.9238 JENNIFER L HOBBS Editor In Chief TUESDAY January 10, 2006 Our View Welcome to ECU, or welcome back Welcome back to campus Pirates. For those of you freshmen, rejoice, you've got one semester behind you and only seven or so more to go. For you seniors, hang in there - in four months you'll be tossing your cap. For those of you who have transferred in here, welcome to your new home. We at TEC know that many of you are still in the frame of mind where you just want to lay around and watch football (or whatever else pleasures you), but it's time to crack open those books once again. It's hard to get back into the swing of things after just having nearly a month away from the classroom, so we're here to help you. eHow.com has a broad range of answers to stop procrastination (the most popular college activity) and a few of those will be highlighted now. When you're given an assignment even if the due date isn't until the end of the semester, start by either writing it on your calendar, programming it into your Palm Pilot, whatever. Just have it in mind. They then say that you should calculate about how long the assignment will take to complete. Schedule how long you'll spend working on the assignment each day or week, and don't let any other leisure activities get in the way. Some tips that eHow.com gives include: - For particularly long assignments, don't think too much about how much work it will actually take to finish. Instead, take small steps and have faith that they'll add up to something big. After all, as they say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Every person has his or her own style. Tweak this method in whatever way fits you best. For instance, if this process doesn't feel quite arm- , twisting enough, try marking off each day on the calendar when you get up that day. -Remember that you're not alone - lots of people are guilty of procrastinating. In our newspaper tomorrow, we will also point out various other ways to start the new year on a good note. We here at TEC want all of our peers to have an enjoyable and productive semes- ter. Once again, welcome back to the pirate nation. Summer will be here soon enough, but in the meantime, you might as well try your hardest to get the most out of your education. Opinion Columnist God, monkeys and Rocky Banning Intelligent Design is downright stupid GARY MCCABE BITTER BOULEVARD Our Staff Jennifer L Hobbs Editor in Chief Chris Munler Zack Hill News Editor Asst News Editor Carolyn Scandura Kristin Murnane Features Editor Asst Features Editor Being of sound mind and body It's been over 75 years since the Scopes Monkey Trial, the extraordi- nary case which saw the Supreme Court of Tennessee overrule a lower court's judgment, ultimately lifting a ban prohibiting the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution in public schools. Oh, what a differ- ence a couple of decades make. The tables were turned late in December when a U.S. District Court fudge issued a decision to a case more than a year in the making. The question at hand was whether a Pennsylvania public school system could teach Intel- ligent Design - an alternative to evolution as an explanation for our existence - in their biology classes. The ruling was a resound- ing "no If you've ever seen the Rocky series, the story of evolution follows a similar path. A true underdog - raw, undersized and dismissed by the boxing world - Rocky shocked the world when he knocked out the Heavyweight Champion of the World Apollo Creed in Rocky II. The Scopes Monkey Trial was evolution's prize fight and its vic- tory drastically changed the world of science in the same way that Rocky's victory changed the world of boxing. However, Rocky got lazy after years on top, sparsely defending his title against legitimate contenders. Evolution and its supporters have gotten just as lazy, opting to fight the teaching of an opposing theory rather than encourage new ideas in that field of science. And guess what - Rocky ducked fighting Club- ber Lang in Rocky III at first and he ended up getting his butt kicked by the young upstart. So am I saying that the theory of evolution isn't the best expla- nation for our existence and that Intelligent Design would kick its butt in a scientific debate? Absolutely not. Evolution has an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence supporting it and quite frankly, I'm 99 percent certain that evolution is the reason I'm sitting here at my computer typing this article, not because some Supreme Being created me so he'd have something to read. So why do I hesitate to dismiss all other theories about our exis- tence when I support evolution so fervently? It's because of that one percent of uncertainty still lingering in my head. After all, the theory of evolution is just that - a theory, not a scientific law. And while there is a ton of compelling evidence supporting evolution, it hasn't yet been proven with any absolute certainty. So until that day comes, I don't really feel that it's appropriate to disregard any other ideas brought to the table. I think it's ridiculous that a judge would interfere with a public school's decision to teach some- thing other than evolution - and I dare any detractors to bring up the separation of church and state alluded to in the U.S. Constitu- tion. That was written solely to keep religion from dominating the American government like it had done in several European nations. It hat nothing to do with control- ling some high school's science curriculum so I'm telling you in advance not to waste your time thinking that somehow it does. Granted, Intelligent Design is merely Creationism with a shiny new bow and a more science- minded title. If you've never heard of it, basically what proponents of Intelligent Design believe is that all of nature (the human body in particular) is far too complex to have been created by happenstance, or by natural selection, as Darwin suggests. So therefore, a divine agent had to have guided, or altogether created, all of humanity. What I think about the theory in terms of validity doesn't really matter - I've already given my stance. What 1 have a problem with is that valuable tax dollars and valuable time (again, this debate was in court for more than a year) were wasted just because a school board decided to beef up the curriculum by including a few new ideas for students to consider. And on what grounds was it denied? Is it because some students who don't believe in God would feel uncomfort- able learning about Intelligent Design? If that's the case, then what about the students who believe that God created the universe who have to sit through end- less lectures about evolution? I sincerely doubt that they feel any more comfortable in that situation, so if the courts want to keep Intelligent Design out of classrooms for that reason, evolu- tion has to go as well. I don't see much of a difference there. If it's a matter of scientific merit, I can honestly say that I'm no where near qualified to deter- mine whether Intelligent Design has any validity or not. There are many scientists who consider it a true science and many who consider it pseudoscience simply because any theory that involves God in some way is automatically suspect because it has never been proved or disproved with any cer- tainty that God even exists Clearly, banning the teach- ing of another theory - which obviously has its proponents - is a silly move. The logical solu- tion is simple - let's teach our students everything. Science classes should teach everything there is to know about evolu- tion because not only is it the most widely accepted theory, but there's a lot of evidence and information about it. And while teaching evolution, what's the big problem with saying, "Oh, here is another theory that some people believe Obviously, most students would agree with the theory with the best support- ing evidence (evolution) but it's not the school's place to make that judgment for them. Instead of preaching a theory to our students, let's lay out some options and let them make the decision- for themselves. It's not the school's place to set an agenda, whether it's promoting a religious idea or not. This is AmericaWe're not supposed to stifle ideas - that's what back- wards Islamic states do. We're better than that. I'm sure as the "liberal" col- umnist for TEC, you may be surprised that I'm supporting the Religious Right's side - but I'm not doing that at all. I'm supporting the true liberal ideal that's being attacked here - the freedom to believe whatever the hell you want to believe. That's what's really going on here. 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One copy of TEC is free, each additional copy is $1. j In My Opinion (KRT) Like so many coal- field tragedies, the deaths of 12 miners underground in West Virginia now seem to have been sadly predictable. The federal government knew the mine was dangerous. The company knew the mine was dangerous. And so did some of the men who worked there, according to their families. And, like other coalfield trag- edies that have riveted the nation for a few days, this one will prob- ably be forgotten all too soon. It was just a little more than four years ago that 13 miners died in an explosion in an underground mine in Brookwood, Ala. Then, as now, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and officials of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration promised a thorough investigation. They eventually levied $435,000 in fines against the mine's oper- ator, Jim Walters Resources. But in November, the fines were reduced to just $3,000 by an administrative law judge who ruled that MSHA did not prove most of the violations. With that kind of record, it's little wonder that mining com- panies would feel free to flout safety laws, especially under the Bush administration, which has pushed "compliance assistance" over strict enforcement. At the Sago Mine where the 12 died, the list of safety viola- tions was long and serious. Since May, federal inspectors had issued 13 unwarrantable failure orders, the most serious kind. Unwarrantable failures are issued when management knows about an unsafe condition and fails to fix it or when the danger is so obvious that there's no excuse. The citations against Sago included persistent problems with build-ups of flammable coal dust. The operation had been cited for not providing adequate ventilation to keep the mine clear of deadly combustible gases and failing to insulate electric wires. Sparks from electrical equipment can ignite coal dust and methane gas, thus causing underground explosions. It was an explosion early Monday, as the mine reopened after a holiday break, that trapped 13 miners underground. The cause of the explosion still is undetermined. From what little we know, the miners did what they could to save themselves. They hung a curtain designed to block the spread of deadly carbon monoxide, and each had a personal rescuer that can provide oxygen for a short time. Twelve miners were found together behind the curtain; the one survivor was taken from the mine unconscious but moaning, accord- ing to The Associated Press. Another miner died elsewhere in the mine. Our hearts go out to the fami- lies, whose suffering was com- pounded by a false report that the 12 had been found alive. The jubilation lasted three hours before officials from the mining company, International Coal Group, informed the families that only one miner had survived. With that backdrop, the Investigation begins under a cloud of mistrust and suspicion. That's a good reason for MSHA to convene a public hear- ing into the causes of this disas- ter, as mine safety advocate and former state and federal official Tony - urges. The families of the miners and the public deserve to hear firsthand why their loved ones died, and that won't happen without a public hearing. Pirate Rant Am I the only person who didn't realize classes started Friday? Bring back the long lines, Higher One sucks. Why does ECU insist on starting the spring semes- ter on a Friday? It is so stupid. We should start on a Wednesday like we do in the fall. Why is Christmas so much more fun when you are a little kid? Growing up sucks. Okay, I don't go to ECU but I just wanted to say that this whole rant thing is almost the coolest ever! I want one (University of Tennessee student!) Go Pirates! To the person who wanted to know about the hockey team's upcoming schedule: We'll be playing our next home game Jan. 27 at 9:30 p.m. at Bladez across from the Overton's on Red Banks Rd. We get a couple hun- dred people to come out to the games, and we always want more! Hopefully we'll see you there! To the girl who took my laundry out of the dryer and folded them for me on the last Wednesday before Christmas break in Aycock's laundry room, thank you very much for being so nice and considerate. You are the greatest! Thanks to the girl who stole my doorknob! Now I can't get into my room! To the person who ranted about finals not being the end of the world. I don't know what class you're in but my final exam is a big percentage of my grade. So yeah, failing would have been the end of the world! Thought you might want to ask administration what they were thinking when they scheduled the roof of Austin to be redone during a day of a final. I'm not talking about tight construction either. Imagine the whole building shaking and being pounded on a floor above you! What were they thinking? I cannot deal with safe ride. Every time I've ever called them they say we'll be there in 10 minutes and they either take much longer or don't show up. When Safe Ride comes when they're suppose to, 111 stop complaining. Here's to you Gary McCabe. We may not always agree with what you say, but you've the balls to say what you think. It's easy for people to whine but not have the guts do anything to get their thoughts out there. And thanks for giving my roommate a shout out. I thought the class was called Shakespeare Tragedies, not Shakespeare as it relates to Christianity. I am the one who leaves parties because I am tired of listening to loud, annoying, drunk freshmen girls. Who drops a soccer program because they aren't win- ning? Hey! You know what the football team wasn't winning for how long? And this season wasn't all that better, just a minor improvement. So, I find myself asking why didn't the football team get dropped? Hey Terry Holland, why don't you just get a new coacn for the soccer team until someone works out, that's what you're best at. What's the deal with the clock tower? For once I'm here at 12 and there is no clown, and the thing doesn't even chime! Why not open up parking for everyone over the break? Some of us actually devote our lives to our studies and don't leave just because of a national observance. Since when does ECU Parking tow on Saturdays? The school is closed, right? Back in 2000 we used to park our cars on campus at 7 p.m. on Friday, and now the weekend's not safe until Sunday afternoon! Why didn't I get the memo that wearing "mix- match" colors were in style? Why did they cut the men's soccer team? The football and basketball team aren't doing any better. TEC really needs a new movie reviewer. Was there really a need to mention in the Aeon Flux review that he thought it was going to be as bad as Rent when the two movies are in no way comparable? One is a musical and the other is based after a TV show! I never could have imagined what a re-hydrated mummified corpse might taste like, but after eating the pears in West End, I think I have a pretty good idea. I think Tony McKee should go undercover and inves- tigate SGA's blatant abuse of power. Maybe I want to wear my State, UNC or Duke shirts because they're all in the ACC unlike ECU! And maybe if JJ Redick were to see me walking down the street in a Duke shirt, he would yell at me! Go Panthers! Graphic design students are a whole lot more com- puter nerds than they are artists - have you seen the crap they call art? Dear Java City and Aramark - Just because you're convenient to us students doesn't mean that you have to buy the cheapest crappiest coffee beans on the market. I can't wait until the greatest station in the world comes back - WZMB. The station rules! Hey administration! Thanks for cutting our break short by making us come back on Friday! What a waste of another couple days with our families! Should my roommate have been kicked out for having fireworks under her bed when it wasn't even her fault? I realize it is in the rulebook but who fol- lows the rules? When plenty of underage people are getting busted for possessing alcohol? Come on, this is a little ridiculous! To the girl who doesn't know if a guy likes her or not - If you've kissed him (or anything more), he likes you, but he may still be deciding whether it's going to be friends or more. He may be dating other women as well. If you like him, fight. Don't be lazy and don't get mad like a little baby, it's not attractive. The Constitution makes this a country of laws and equal rights. That means your beliefs are no better than anyone else's. Believe in whatever you want Marcus Vick is just as bad as his brother. editor's Note: The note Rant Is on anonymous way for students and staff m the &-Vcommunltytowkethekopmiom.Submisslonsambesubmmedanonymo online at www.theemtcarollnlan.com, or emailed to edltortheeastcamllnlan com. The editor reserves the light to edit opinions for content and brevity. "mix- Life Page A5 features@theeastcarolinlan.com 252.328.6366 CAROLYN SCANDURA Features Editor KRISTIN MURNANE Assistant Features Editor TUESDAY January 10, 2006 This week In Features: Look for -How to stay healthy in 2006 -Organizational skills for success -Celebrity Profile: Heath Ledger -Golden Globes Preview -People Poll: Brad and Angelina -Top 10 Spring Music Choices Names in the News: Will Brad be there? Robert De Niro's new film, The Good Shepherd begins filming in the Dominican Republic next week. The film, based on the history of the CIA, stars Angelina Jolie as the wife of one of the agency's founders, James Wilson, who will be played by Matt Damon. No word yet on whether Jolie's "chum" Brad Pitt will be along for the one-week shoot. De Niro is stepping into the director's chair for the first time since the acclaimed A Bronx Tale. Airing out We can all breathe easier now that pop star Lindsay Lohan has been released from a Miami hospital after a bout with asthma. Lohan had been in Florida to ring in the new year. According to her mother and manager, Dina Lohan, Lindsay was heading home to New York to recover after her discharge Thursday. No longer content with the sugary roles she played in Herbie: Fully Loaded and Mean Girls, Lohan is diving into deeper waters with Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion, based on Garrison Keillor's radio show. Lohan will join the likes of Woody Harrelson, a Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones and 5 Keillor himself in the film. Other Lohan projects include Bobby, a film about 1 Robert Kennedy that Emilio Estevez I will direct, and Chapter 27, about 3 Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon 25 years ago. Oh, him again The best-selling book of 2005 was - maestro, drum roll please - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth installment in J.K. Rowling's series, according to the Book Standard, a leading source of information in the publishing industry. Filling out the top 10: A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseinl, 1776 by David McCullough, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, The World Is Flat by Thomas L Friedman, The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren, Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, Vou, The Owner's Manual by Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen and Eldest by Christopher Paolini. Still Naked Kelly Reilly, the Irish actress who plays one of several lovely, unclothed starlets in Mrs. Henderson Presents, invited her parents to the film's London premiere. They are "very proud she told USA Today. Still, it couldn't have been easy for them to sit there along with 600 other people and see their daughter nude. Afterward, she took her dad to a bar "and gave him a stiff drink. He was absolutely fine No word on how her mother self-medicated. The film's director, Stephen Frears, wanted the showgirls to have the kind of bodies that women had during World War II the setting for the story so he discouraged the actresses from getting buff (as in muscular.) Reilly told USA Today, "I thought it was important that we weren't made to not look real shines with silver Joyce Yang coming to Wright Auditorium MEREDITH STEWART SENIOR WRITER ECU welcomes 19-year-old Joyce Yang to the Wright Audi- torium Jan. 19. She is the winner of the silver medal at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and will be per- forming in the S. Rudolph Alex- ander Performing Arts Series recital at 8 p.m. Yang was the youngest of the Van Cliburn Competition's 35 contestants and was clearly favored by the audience. The Dallas Morning News described her as "a brilliant pianist" and her performance as "a million- volt presence onstage She also won the Steven De Groote Memo- rial Award for the "Best Perfor- mance of Chamber Music" along with the Beverly Taylor Smith Award for the "Best Performance of a New Work This young lady has captured and amazed many, and now it's ECU'S chance to wel- come her and attend her recital. The Van Cliburn Interna- tional Piano Competition stands as the most prestigious classi- cal piano contest in the world. Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins hosted this competition in 2005 in Fort Worth, Texas. Yang's winning performances included Beethoven's Piano Con- certo No. 3 inC Minor, Op. 37 and Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op.16. It was "Yang's finest moment, Above is Joyce Yang, a 19-year-old pianist who is sure to impress ECU. achieving a spine-tingling effect Advice for roommates hailed Susan Elliot of Musical- America.com. Joyce Yang was born Seoul, Korea and took her first piano lesson at the age of four. She quickly took a liking to the piano and she soon received one as a birthday gift. After much practice and dedication, Yang won several national piano competitions in Korea. By the time she was 10 years old, Yang entered the Korean National Conservatory and made multiple appearances in Seoul and Taejon playing recitals and leaving the crowd in awe. Yang moved to the United States in 1997 and began the pre- college division of the Juilliard School of Music in New York. It was only her first year when she won the Pre-College Divi- sion Concerto Competition. As a result, she was able to perform the Haydn Concerto in D Major with the Juilliard Pre-college Chamber Orchestra. Three years later, she won the Philadelphia Greenfield Competition, which opened a doorway to many new and exciting recitals. Among her many accom- plishments is performing on the Rising Stars Recital Series at both the Gilmore and the Ravinia Fes- tivals. She has also been honored by the La Jolla Music Society and has been invited to perform several pieces with the Grammy Award winning Takacs Quartet this season. She has debuted with the Albany, Baltimore, Fort Worth, Knoxville, Long Island and Houston Symphony Orches- tras. Since 2005, she has been Returning from holiday break is a great time to discuss new rules and do some much-needed cleaning. How to make the best of the situation TOMEKA STEELE SENIOR WRITER Local Concerts: General Johnson and Chairmen of the Board will be performing at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh Friday, Jan. 13. Nada Surf will be at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro Friday, Feb. 10 The Pietasters will be at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro Saturday, Feb. 11. Southern funny man Larry the Cable Guy will be performing at the RBC Center in Raleigh Friday, Feb. 11. Matisyahu will be performing at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro Wednesday, Feb. 15. Keith Urban and Pat Green will be performing at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena Thursday, Feb. 16. O.A.R. will be at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte Tuesday, Feb. 21. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club aid special guests Befant will be at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro Wednesday, Feb. 22. G. Love and Special Sauce will be performing at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh Friday, March 3. This is the start of a new semester and with that can come a new roommate. We've all expe- rienced the roommate from hell - the one who never pays their part of the bills on time and forgets to flush the toilet. For those who haven't experienced this person, consider yourself extremely lucky. There are ways to avoid tension and conflict and have a resolution to roommate problems. The trick to keep problems in the apartment or dorm room from escalating is to address problems ahead of time or right when they occur. Don't let the little things that bother you fester because it will only get worse. Besides having a lease for an apartment, roommates should draw up "house rules It may seem childish, but there's a need for them, especially when bringing two people from possibly two very different backgrounds together in a small space. House rules can be especially beneficial for dorm- mates since the space is so limited. Both roommates should make a list of the things they want done and things they don't want to happen in the dorm or apartment. Then both should read over each other's list and ask questions or get the specifics if necessary. From there, the two lists should be compiled into one list where both parties sign. Some important things that should be included are smoking preferences, how the bills will be split, how food will work and anything else of importance to you. Even the best of friends should do this because one never truly knows someone until they live with them. House rules are important because things like bills are a necessary evil in the real world. When they aren't paid on one person's side, it becomes see ROOMMATE page A6 ECU School of Art and Design Jerry Seinfeld will be performing w at the Progress Energy Center for f Performing Arts in Raleigh Friday March 10. Martina McBride will be at the RBC Center in Raleigh Sunday, April 2. A guide to their offerings SARAH CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER The piece featured above is just one of the many intricate pieces that can be found at Gray Gallery. It is doubtful that many students know ECU'S School of Art and Design is the largest art school in North Carolina and one of the largest in the Southeast. Students are offered a variety of con- centrations which are tailored to each student's specific needs. Concentrations range from paint- ing to weaving design. The school is home to more than 700 undergraduate students and more than 50 graduate students. Since 1962, the School of Art and Design has been accredited by the National Association of Schools, which is an honor because the ECU school is the only such accredited institution in NC and one of only 220 in the United States. "The School of Art and Design is dedicated to the idea that educating men and women in the visual arts constitutes a major responsibility in the total mission of higher education at ECU states the School of Art and Design's Web site. "The curriculum in both the undergraduate and graduate programs encourages experimentation, the development of ideas and problem solving in areas such as fine arts, applied arts, and art educa- tion and art history. The nearly 50 faculty and seven staff members believe that our graduates will make positive contributions to their communities and excel in their chosen professions is the School of Art and Design's commitment as stated at ecu. eduart. see ECU ART page A6 working with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra as well as the Arkansas, Midland, Pacific and Tucson Symphony Orchestras, and she plans to work with them through 2006. To be so young, this extraordinary girl has touched many and created a new light for all who aspire to be successful one day. Joyce Yang will be perform- ing with a variety of other tal- ented musicians at the Wright Auditorium, so be sure to reserve your tickets today. The tickets are $10 for ECU students, $12 for youth, $22 for ECU faculty and staff, and $24 for the public. For groups of 15 or more, the prices will be $9 each for students, $11 for youth, $21 for ECU faculty and staff, and $22 for the public. Groups are awarded one extra ticket for every 20 people. The Performing Arts Series will pro- vide a shuttle, and tickets are also available to assure a safe ride to and from Wright Auditorium. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. Central Ticket Office Hours Mon. - Frl. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat. - Sun. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Telephone: 326-4788 Online: ecu.eduecuartscto.cfm Writer Opinion: Six predictions for '06 Daniel Brock, a features writer, predicts sun and rain for today. One guy's view into the future for all to read DANIEL BROCK STAFF WRITER I'm not clairvoyant. In fact, I am an average gambler at best. However, I have some hunches on a range of subjects, and I'm going to go out on a limb by making several (predictions, varying in boldness, for the Year of our Lord, 2006. Please keep in mind that these are my opinions, and they in no way reflect the opinions of anyone else at ECU or at TEC. Enough disclaimers: Prepare for a glimpse into the future. Sports: Terry Holland will fire at least three people. For those employed by the ECU Athletic Department, you're on notice. Terry Holland has axed more people in his short time here than Gimli did in the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The head men's football, basketball and baseball coaches - not to mention the entire men's soccer program - have gotten the boot under Holland's reign. Holland's employees should start wearing the T-shirts made popular by late 90s professional wrestler Bill Goldberg with the slogan "Who's Next?" embla- zoned across the front. Cuts are coming and they're coming quickly. Coaches and custodi- ans, beware. Heck, knowing the broad strokes Holland works with, I might get fired for this article. As a side prediction: In a surprising move, Terry Holland may at some point fire himself this year! Movies: Rachel McAdams will be the most popular actress in the world. Rachel McAdams is ridiculously hot. So very, very hot. Inconceivably hot. Oh, and she's a good actress too. It is unfortunate that she's not American, so we can take no credit, but my hat is off to Canada. Thank you. She's been in some amazing movies during the past two years, and her star is going to continue to rise. Some of the triumphs she has appeared in recently include Mean Girls, The Note- book, Wedding Crashers and The Family Stone. McAdams is on her way to super-stardom whilst her Mean Girls co-star, Lindsay Lohan, is on her way to rehab. Rachel McAdams is my pick for Starlet of the Year, not that this really carries any weight. Music: The Black-Eyed Peas will spontaneously combust. You can only suck at something for so long. At some point, everyone is going to have their fill of the Black-Eyed Peas. Heeding their own advice to, 'Get retarded in here the BEP's have filled the airwaves with more inanity than anyone since Vanilla Ice. They look weird, they sound weird, their songs are about weird things. They are literally un-listenable. The day they spontaneously combust will, for millions around the globe, be a day filled with much rejoicing and celebrating in the streets. However, for dozens, their favorite group will have ceased to be. Don't worry - there's always Chingy. Politics: George Bush will recover in a big way. Admittedly, 2005 was not G-Dub's finest hour. A see SIX pape A7 MGEA6 THE EAST CAROLINIAN FEATURES 1-10-06 1-10-06 Roommate from page A5 a hassle for the responsible roommate who doesn't want the electricity to get cut off. This contract of house rules can always come in handy just in case you have to take some sort of legal action. It's a harsh thing to say, but it happens more often than you think. Another tool to use when dealing with a roommate from hell is just to speak up. There are those people you always hear complaining that their roommate is always loud when they are trying to study, but they themselves never say a word. If you want or need your roommate to do something and you think it will offend them if you say something, simply update the house rules and have them take a look at it. Talking the problems out right away is more effective than letting the problems build up over time. If things have gotten so heated between roommates that talking things out is impossible, it's better to bring in a non-biased party to mediate the situation. Preferably you want to choose someone who will be honest and possibly knows both you and your roommate. Living with a really good friend often isn't as good of an idea as it may seem. It seems rational, but it could be the death of a friendship. It's always best to room with someone you know and trust but don't hang around all the time. "My sophomore year, I roomed with a good friend and it was horrible. We basically drove each other crazy. Things went back to normal the next year when we weren't room- mates. I wouldn't advise living with a really good friend said senior CDFR major Tieren Evans. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. ECU All from page A5 Students must go through a portfolio review before being accepted into the program of their choice. However, freshman admission does not require stu- dents to submit such a portfolio until they have completed the foundational courses. Upon port- folio submission, admission into these programs is limited and competitive. Therefore, students should have other alternatives in mind when applying. Once accepted into the pro- gram, students take classes in their concentration area and must submit a senior show before graduating. The senior show is exhibited in the Wellington B. Gray Gallery, which is located inside the home of the School of Art and Design, the Jenkins Fine Arts Building. The Gray Gallery exhibits rotating student, faculty and vis- iting artists' work throughout the year. A new exhibition, the North Carolina Sculpture Exhibition, will begin Jan. 9 and run until Feb. 3. The exhibition will fea- ture work by faculty throughout the NC University System. Several symposium presenta- tions will also be held during this time period. Richard Hunt, Hoss Haley and Jesus Morales will lecture in Speight Auditorium, which is inside the Jenkins Fine Arts Center. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. January 3,2006 Dear Student Organization LeaderAdvisor: We are excited as a new office "Student Activities Center" to provide support to our 280 student organizations at East Carolina University. Over the past several months, my office has talked with numerous students about their needs within their student organizations. The top needs expressed were: Improve space reservation process. Increase communication among student organizations. Better training and orientation for student leaders and faculty advisors. In response to these needs, the following process has been implemented. EARLY STUDENT ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION FOR 2006-2007: All student organizations who desire to reserve space "early" for fall 2006 must register by February 28,2006. All student organizations who desire to receive SGA funding must register by February 28, 2006. REGULAR STUDENT ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION FOR 2006-2007 The final deadline for student organizations to register for 2006-2007 is September 29,2006. Remember that student organizations must be registered to received SGA fund and reserve a space in MSC. Please know that this new process will be most beneficial to student organizations and will help alleviate registration and room reservation concerns. January I, 2006 will begin the early student organization process for fall 2006-spring 2007. Please view the important dates listed below regarding the new registration process for the upcoming year. IMPORTANT DATES (2006): (January W) (January 9-13th) (February 28th) (March 20th-3Ut) (March 28-29th) (April 1,2006) (April 7,2006) (September 29th) 06-07 Early Student Organization Registration Begins Information sessions for registrationSGA funding. Deadline for 06-07 Early Student Organization Registration. 06-07 Early Space Reservation (ONLY REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS) Founder's Day Student Leader Installation Mandatory Organizational Training Session SGA Annual Funding Deadline Final deadline for returning Student Organizations to register. The Student Activities Center is here to assist you in anyway we can. Please feel free to stop by our office in 109 Mcndenhall Student Center or email us at studentaclivities@ecu.edu. Sincerely, Levy Brown Jr. Assistant Director for Student Activities & Organizations AT BARRE, ITD. 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You could represent ECU at Regional Competitions in Bowling Chess Table Tennis Spades Poetry Slam Nine Ball Dance Dance Revolution Tournament winners will be awarded trophies and the opportunity to represent ECU at regional competitions to be held at East Carolina University Greenville, NC the weekend of Feb. 17-19, 2006. All expenses paid by Mendenhall Student Center. A YOU THE BEST? If you think you could be, we want to give you the opportunity to find out! k Chess Sat. Jan. 21 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Mendenhall Student Center Social Room r Bowling Thur. Jan. 26 6:00 PM The Outer Limitz Mendenhall Bowling Center (Women's and Men's Divisions) Spades Fri. Jan. 27 6:tyRfe Mendenhall Student Cente Great Room 1 Billiards (Nine Ball) Mon. Jan.23 6:00 PM Mendenhall Billiards Center (Men's and Women's Divisions) Table Tennis - Tues. Jan. 17 6:00 PM Mendenhall Social Room (Men's and Women's Singles Team Divisions) Poetry Slam Thur. Jan. 19 6:00 PM Mendenhall Billiards i Dance Dance Revolution Mon. Jan. 30 6:00 PM Outer Limitz Game room There is a $2.00 registration fee for each tournament. Registration forms are available at the Mendenhall Billiards Center, and the Outer Limitz Bowling center located on the ground floor of Mendenhall Student Center. Call the Recreation Program Office, 328.4738 for more information. 1-10-06 1-10-06 THE EAST CAROLINIAN FEATURES PAGE A7 es ts ts jet! 10-4 SIX from page A5 string of missteps and bad luck conspired to slow down the W Express, but in 2006 it's going to be full steam ahead. First of all, he's going to make some concessions about Iraq, but he's going to do it his way, which in this case - as in many cases - will probably be the right way. Perhaps we shouldn't be too hopeful that he's going to get out of Iraq, however, as he famously had quite a bit of trouble removing himself from a Novem- ber 200S press conference. Sec- ondly, neither Hurricane Katrina nor any other natural disaster was the President's fault. The weather was so bad in 2005 that people were beginning to think hell was a balmy destination. Not everything was handled correctly, but that doesn't mean George W. Bush doesn't care about black people. Bush has made some mistakes, but in 2006 he's going to pick himself up and cement his legacy as a fine President. The East Carolinian: Gary McCabe will become even more embittered. TEC's resident curmudgeon Gary McCabe is certainly not the most popular man at ECU. His left wing views and dour outlook on life have endeared him to no one. This year shouldn't see a change in this trend. Unless McCabe had some sort of Christ- mas Eve Scrooge experience, he'll probably be as down in the mouth as always. Anyone who hates the South has obviously got some personal issues that they need to deal with. The South is a delicate flower that blooms for all to admire its beauty. If you can't appreciate that, it is a dark day indeed. Those opinions aside, Gary McCabe is going to continue his journey down Bitter Boulevard and it's going to be a lonely walk indeed. This Semester: Spring 2006 will be out of con- trol: Can you spell Spring 2006 P-A-R-T-Y? The spring semester is just one bash after another. MLK Day, the Super Bowl, Valentine's Day, Easter, March Madness, most any week day after 5 p.m. and Spring Break are highlights of times to throw down and drink up. As the semester progresses and the weather warms up, the number of girls around becomes inversely proportional to the amount of clothes they're wearing. Basically, short shorts and bikinis in mass. Of course, girls don't want to be undressed with no place to go, so baseball games, frat parties such as Kappa Alpha's "Sun Up to Sun Down" and Phi Kappa Tau's "Fill the Tub" and apartment complex swimming pools will be swarming withpeoplereadytohaveagoodtime. Did I already mention that these opinions were mine and mine alone? Take them as you will. 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SOON TOOK POR - TFNNT5 COURTS & PICNIC ARP.A FREE Wireless Internet & FREE Cable Push hard sometimes About once a week, swim hard for a few minutes to learn what full exertion feels like 2005KRT Source: Your GuidffWBfoimming by Mat Luebbers Graphic: Helen Lee McComas, Paul Trap NCCPA LEAD Conference Elon University Saturday, February 11,2006 Saving the World, One Leader at a Time It's the 10th anniversary of the LEAD Conference and you're invited to the celebration! This year's winter conference will take place February 11th on Elon University's campus located in Burlington, North Carolina. ECU will be taking a delegation of 40 students to the conference. University Unions will pay $25 of the $35 registration fees and we have chartered a bus to take everyone to the conference. If you are interested in attending, please fill out an ECU registration form that can be picked up in 255 Mendenhall Student Center and turn it in with your $10 to the same location no later than Friday, January 13, 2006. Registration will be taken on a first come, first serve basis, so get your registration in early. This is a great leadership development opportunity To learn more about the conference, visit the conference website at http:www.nccpaweb.orgLEAD2006.html Questions call 328-4742 SPO 1-10-06 Page A8 sports@theeastcarolinian.com 252.328.6366 TONY ZOPPO Sports Editor BRANDON HUGHES Assistant Sports Editor TUESDAY January 10,2006 Sports Briefs Castro out Indefinitely, Hammonds will miss one game ECU senior forward Mike Castro will be out indefinitely after sustaining an injury to his right foot announced Head Coach Ricky Stokes on Monday. Stokes also announced that sophomore guard Tom Hammonds would not play in Wednesday night's game against Memphis after suffering a sprained left ankle against Saint Paul's this past Saturday. He is listed as questionable for Saturday's game at UTEP. Castro, who has not played since Dec. 18 at Winthrop, has been plagued by the nagging injury and has seen action in just seven games after playing in all 28 games a year ago. He is averaging 2.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in eight minutes per game this season. Hammonds is averaging 3.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 16 minutes of action per game this season. Marc Yellock Named Elon Defensive Line Coach Elon University Head Football Coach Pete Lembo announced today the hiring of ECU defensive graduate assistant coach Marc Yellock as the Phoenix defensive line coach. Yellock, 27, joins Lembo's first Phoenix staff. Lembo was introduced as the 19th head coach in the 85-year history of Eton's football program on Dec. 19 after coaching at Lehigh University for eight years, including the last five as the head coach. Yellock worked the past two seasons as ECU'S staff assistant coach, working primarily with the Pirates' defensive line. He served ECU as a video intern for the 2003 campaign after coaching the linebackers at J.H. Rose High School, also located in Greenville, NC, for the 2002 season. A four-year letterman as a linebacker at ECU, Yellock played for the Pirates' 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 teams after red-shirting in 1996. He played in 26 games, making 18 starts during his playing career with the Pirates under coach Steve Logan. Prior to that, he was a four-year letterman as a defensive end for Person County High School in Roxboro, NC, playing for the 1992, 1993,1994 and 1995 squads. Taylor fined $17,000 for spitting atPlttman Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was fined $17,000 Monday by the NFL for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman. Taylor was ejected and penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for spitting at Pittman in the third quarter of Saturday's playoff game The offense was considered so egregious that Pittman wasn't penalized for slapping Taylor in the helmet in retaliation. Taylor escaped suspension for his action, keeping him on the active roster for this week's game at Seattle. Taylor has been fined several times in his two-year career for a bevy of infractions, including $25,000 for skipping the league's mandatory rookie symposium. He has several in-season fines for illegal hits and uniform violations, including $5,000 for wearing striped socks that resembled a barber pole in this year's home game against Philadelphia. Taylor was investigated by the league last season for allegedly spitting at Cincinnati receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, but no fine was levied because there was no video evidence. Taylor also had a drunk driving charge last season that was later dismissed. He is scheduled to go on trial next week in Miami on a felony charge of aggravated assault stemming from a June 1 confrontation near his home, although he is expected to request a postponement because of the Redskins' playoff run. Roundball Pirates continue to progress ECU has won three of last four games ERIC GILMORE SENIOR WRITER Gretzky loses grandmother three weeks after mother's death Wayne Gretzky is mourning the death of his grandmother, three weeks after the ice hockey great's mother died. Betty Hockin, the grandmother of the Phoenix Coyotes coach, died Saturday at 84 in a hospital in Brantford after being stricken with a heart attack last month. The funeral home, the Beckett-Glaves Family Center in Brantford, listed her death on its Web site Monday Hockin entered the hospital one day before daughter Phyllis Gretzky was admitted for deteriorating hearth from lung cancer. Hockin was released from the hospital to attend her daughter's funeral Dec. 22 Wayne Gretzky took a 10-day leave of absence from the Coyotes to be with his mother, who died of lung cancer Dec. 19 in Brantford. Hockin, who had 21 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren, is survived by sister Eileen Lockley and sisters- in-law Clara Cook and Elaine Van Bradt The funeral is scheduled for Wednesday in Brantford. While students were nest- ling in Holiday cheer following exams, the men's basketball team continued to be tested. Though the squad is far from perfection, their improvements have been dictated in recent scores. Evidence was Saturday night when the Pirates struggled early against Saint Paul's, an athletic Division II team. But ECU held tough and clawed back from a nine point halftime deficit to eventu- ally ink out an 80-74 home win. "I don't know if we'd have won this game three weeks ago, maybe two weeks ago said first year Head Coach Ricky Stokes. "1 think we've made some strides in battling adversity With the game in the balance, ECU closed the final four minutes with a 10-2 run. Senior leader Corey Rouse was good from the charity stripe to convert a three-point play with 3:48 remaining. After a Saint Paul's miss, an opportu- nistic Sam Hinnant put back an offensive rebound. A possession later, Japhet McNeil slithered through the lane to push the lead to six. Rouse led five double- figure scorers with a game-high 22 points and 15 rebounds. Tyronne Beale, Jeremy Ingram and Hinnant notched 13 points each while Courtney Captain added 11. "We knew they were going to come at us and we just had to come back at them said Captain. "And in the first half, we didn't play like we normally play "The first 20 minutes for us was brutal" Stokes said. "We did not play very hard. We did not play with a lot of energy. And Saint Paul's took the fight to us "I was surprised with our play said Saint Paul's Head Coach Edward "Buck" Joyner. "I'll be honest with you see MEN page A9 Results since TEC's lest Issue Dec. 10 Western Carolina 48-56 L ECU shot only 13-of-41 (31.7 percent) from the field en route to most disappointing loss of the season Dec. 18 at Winthrop 48-70 L ECU turned the ball over 27 times for Eagles second consecutive win over the Pirates Dec. 21 at Toledo 62-73 L Pirates 32-28 halftime advantage fizzled with poor second-half shooting and free-throw percentage Dec. 28 Limestone 87-54 W Jeremy Ingram notched a career-high 25 points over Division II opponent to end five-game losing streak Dec. 31 UNC Wilmington 82-69 W ECU snapped a three-game losing streak to the Seahawks leading from wire-to-wire Jan. 3 at Wake Forest 54-58 L Late game miscues cause the Pirates golden opportunity to upset ranked ACC team on the road Jan. 7 Saint Paul's 80-74 W ECU claws from largest halftime deficit to win for the 19 consecu- tive time over a Division II team Rouse recorded his ninth double-double of the season against St. Paul's Saturday. Lady Pirates continue streak against Memphis Four players reach double figures in fourth straight win The ECU women's basketball team could be the hottest thing to come out of Greenville since David Garrard. The Lady Pirates, after losing three straight games over winter break, have kicked-off 2006 with four consecutive victories at an average of 11 points per game. Out of their last 13 games, the Lady Pirates have come out on top ten times. ECU holds the second-best record in Conference- USA, right behind Tulsa. To put it simply, this team is on a roll. The Lady Pirates (10-4, 2-1) defeated C-USA rival Memphis (2-11, 0-2) Sunday 81-68 after the season's longest road trip, spanning 11 days and five games. ECU's 40 first-half points were the most scored for the Lady Pirates this season. That can largely be attributed to the Pirates converting 5-11 three- pointers and 70 percent of their free throws in the first half. After putting on arguably one of their most dominating performances in the paint, outscoring the Tigers 40-20, partnered with eight team-threes, the Lady Pirates showed their versatility. Freshman Jessica Slack led Pirate-scorers with 19 points, 15 of which came from three pointers. see WOMEN page A9 The Lady Pirates have improved to 10-4 on the season and won their first C-USA game against Memph USC speared by Longhorns' Young Vince Young proved his case for the Heisman trophy even further after torching the Trojans in the title game last week. Texas QB outshines USC stars, also declares for 2006 NFL draft Opinion RON CLEMENTS STAFF WRITER ' When Texas quarterback Vince Young walked off the field at the Rose Bowl Wednesday night, he left a cham- pion following one of the greatest single-game individual performances in college football history. The Heisman Trophy not-withstanding, Young was the best player on the field that night - a field shared by 2004 Heisman winner Matt Leinart and 2005 Heisman winner Reggie Bush. Young finished second in the Heis- man this season to Bush, but was vindicated Wednesday night by upstaging Bush and winning the national championship for his Texas Longhorns. Trojan fans will say, as Leinart basically said in his arrogant post-game interviews, that Texas did not deserve to win the game because one of their touchdowns should not have counted. That is just a bunch of nonsense. Even if instant replay had overturned that call where Young pitched the ball to Selvin Young in the second quarter, Texas still probably would have scored on the subsequent plays to take the lead at that juncture of the game. The number one reason USC lost, aside from Vince Young, was arrogance and greed. It was Bush not being content with a 40-yard run, trying to lateral the ball to an un-expecting teammate who couldn't handle the pitch. The incomplete pitch resulted in a fumble which Texas recovered inside its own 20. It was also Trojans coach Pete Carroll deciding to go for a fourth-and-two at midfield with the lead and just over two minutes remaining instead of punting and forcing Vince Young to drive the Longhorns offense the length of the field. One could ask, "Why shouldn't USC have been arrogant?" The Trojans had won 34 straight games and were going for their third consecutive national championship and the first undisputed one If Bush completes that lateral, it's one of the plays of the year If USC converts that fourth-and-two, Pete Carroll is a genius with testicular fortitude. But things didn't turn out the way the folks in SoCal would have liked The game can be second-guessed to death, but the bottom hne is that the night belonged to Vince Youitk When to team needed to mala- a play, he made it Tvv.ce m the fourth quarter, he converted a fourth-down himself. He threw for 267 yards while completing 75 per- cent oftapasseson me night.Heran for arwmeW and three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 19 seconds remaining on the clock. He did not turn the ball over once, something both Leinart and Bush did After leading Texas to its first national champion- ship in 36 years, Young recanted his declaration hat he was going to remain in Austin for his senior yea and announced he was going to enter the NFL Draft Z capitalize on his great outing in Pasadena It is unlikely that Young will be the first pick in the rht u 1 UStKn TeXSnS have already t5d S5S Chris Mortensen that, assumingBush foregoes hisnior Wolk-I SI I Greenville Blv I ww W SI - 1-10-06 THE EAST CAROLINIAN SPORTS PAGE A9 ), 2006 ss toW Computer "B r headaches? Need parts? 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And Chicago linebacker Brian Urlacher, the Defensive Player of the Year, also was chosen on 49 ballots. "This whole season was a blessing said Urlacher, who rebounded from leg injuries in 2004 to lead the Bears to the NFC North crown. Alexander made the team for the first time, while Urlacher was chosen for the third. Peyton Manning was the All- Pro quarterback for the third straight time, getting 37 votes. He was joined by Colts center Jeff Saturday, defensive end Dwight Freeney and safety Bob Sanders. It was the first selection for Saturday and Sanders and the second for Freeney. The other Seahawks were tackle Walter Jones, guard Steve Hutchinson and fullback Mack Strong. Jones made it for the third time, Hutchinson for the second, and Strong for the first. "I came in and I had a bunch of 100-yard games real quick Alexander said. "I felt like, gosh, I didn't feel like I was really run- ning that hard. Walk-In Customers W.lcom. IVIfiil from page A8 Hassan Robinson paced Saint Paul's with 21 points on 10-of-21 shooting. Since the Tigers were severely undersized, they were forced to play at a rigorous pace. The speed forced ECU to go with a smaller lineup to keep up. But the Pirates' size advantage began to wear down the smaller Tigers midway through the second-half. ECU out-rebounded Saint Paul's by a 28-15 margin in the second frame. "In the second-half, we had an opportunity to regroup Stokes said. "We attacked a little more inside and were able to make some perimeter shots, but I thought defense was the difference. We were able to attack them defensively Japhet McNeil notched a career-high in assists with 12 in 29 minutes. McNeil now has 305 for his career, 21 shy of third on the career assists list. The junior scored four points. The Saint Paul's contest was supposed to be a final tune-up before No. 4 Memphis travels to Greenville. Instead, it served as a sobering reminder of how much room the Pirates still have to progress. "I'm pleased with the win Stokes said. "But I'm not pleased with how we played Tom Hammonds, the son of a former NBA star, sprained his ankle at the 9:54 mark of the second half against Saint Paul's. The sophomore guard, fresh off an impressive six point outing at Wake Forest, did not return. Hammonds slammed the floor repeatedly in an immense amount of pain. Stokes stated that Hammonds will not play against Memphis and is ques- tionable for the Pirates game against UTEP. Jeremy Ingram and Quen- tin Goods experienced their first minutes against Winthrop on Dec. 17. Ingram, a Kinston, NC native, was mandated to sit out the first eight games due to eligibility issues surrounding his transfer from Wake Forest. Since becoming eligible, Ingram has been a spark plug averaging 12.2 points per game. Quentin Goods' redshirt bid was removed against Winthrop when he played 10 minutes. Goods' best outing was at Wake Forest when he notched two points and three rebounds in 16 minutes. What was most impressive was Goods' defense on Wake Forest's premier center Eric Williams. With 16 players dressing for the team, Mike Castro has found himself regulated to the bench. The senior experienced an ankle injury in the preseason. Even so, the New York native logged 18 minutes against UNC Greensboro. Since then, Castro has played only one minute. According to Stokes, Castro is now practicing with the team. However, Stokes was unclear about whether the senior could see the floor versus Mem- phis. The latest on Castro is that he will be out indefinitely after suffering an injury to his right foot. Freshman Quinton Goods will fill in for the injured Castro. 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This writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian.com. TeXaS VS USC from page 8 year at USC, they will take him number one. The Texans just picked up an $8 million option on their current quarterback David Carr, who is in only his fourth year in the NFL with the four-year-old Texans. That being said, this is the right move for Young. What more can he do in college? He just turned in one of the best single-game bowl performances ever while leading his team to a national title, providing the icing on the cake for what was a Heis- man-worthy year. What would he come back for - to win the Heis- man? He already proved his point on the field last Wednesday night. Reggie Bush deserved to win the Heisman this past season, but for one night, and with all the marbles on the table, he was com- pletely outshined by the Heisman runner-up and somewhere Mat- thew McConaughey is still smiling. This writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian.com. 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