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ry ials ore Is! I I www.theeastcarolinian.com THE EAST CAROLINIAN Volume 81 Number 38 WEDNESDAY January 11, 2006 Apple's Jobs unveils new Macs using Intel Trade deficit widens as credit card debt expands Family members mourn the losses of 12 miners killed last week. Last funerals planned for Sago Mine victims TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) Investigations were called into both the Sago Mine disaster and overall national mining safety as the state prepared to say farewell to the last two victims of West Virginia's worst coal-mining accident in more than 35 years. Among the issues to be probed will be the tragic miscommuni- cation that led to the mistaken belief that 12 of the trapped miners had been rescued alive on Jan. 2. "I am asking for that because I have witnessed firsthand the unbelievable human suffering that comes from miscommu- nication Gov. Joe Manchin said Monday. Mourners planned to gather Tuesday for two funerals, including one held at the small Baptist church where families were mistakenly told all but one had survived. The funeral for 59-year-old Fred Ware was scheduled for Sago Baptist Church in Tall- mansville, followed by services for Terry Helms, 50, in Mason- town. They were among the 12 miners killed. There was no change Monday in the neurological condition of the only trapped miner to survive the disaster. Randal McCloy Jr. remained in critical condition, fighting a fever and undergoing dialysis. Doctors treating McCloy at West Virginia University's Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgan- town declined to speculate on when the 26-year-old would fully wake up from a medically induced coma or comment on the extent of any brain damage he might have suffered. But physicians said that McCloy's brain stem appeared to be normal, and that a fever is common for patients in intensive care. McCloy was breathing on his own, although he remained connected to a ventilator as a precaution and was responding to stimuli, doctors said. Federal and state mine safety officials said they would hold joint public hearings on the accident. Meanwhile, Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va said federal mine safety officials would be called to testify before a Senate subcommittee that would hold hearings into the disaster begin- ning Jan. 19. "It's time for the decisions affecting America's miners to be made with their best interests at heart Byrd said in a statement. "That should be the legacy of the Sago miners Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va also called for hearings into the specific issue of coal mine safety. He said Congress had not held a comprehensive oversight hearing of the federal Mine Health and Safety Administra- tion since 2001. Also Monday, Manchin named J. Davitt McAteer, who oversaw the federal MSHA during the Clinton administration, to serve as his consultant, oversee the work of state and federal investigators and issue a report on the disaster by July 1. McAteer said legitimate ques- tions exist about the number of citations at Sago Mine, which had 208 alleged violations of federal mine rules in 2005. The mine's owner, International Coal Group Inc has said it is working to cor- rect the violations inherited from the mine's former owner. "We have made tremendous strides in this country in terms of production McAteer said. "We are in the 21st century in terms of the way we can produce the coal. We simply haven't brought the health and safety aspects of mining into the 21st century Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs speaks at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco about the new iMac technology. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Apple Computer Incs historic shift to Intel Corp. microprocessors came ear- lier than expected Tuesday as CEO Steve Jobs unveiled an updated iMac computer based on the world's largest semiconductor company's new two-brained chip. The switch to Intel was first announced in June, when Apple said it expected to begin making the transition by the middle of 2006. But on Tuesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was joined onstage by Intel CEO Paul Otellini, who was wearing a bunny suit, to make the announcement. "With (the) Mac OS X (oper- ating system) plus Intel's latest dual-core processor under the hood, the new iMac delivers performance that will knock our customers' socks off said Jobs. For years, Apple shunned Intel, which has provided chips that power a majority of the world's PCs, along with Windows software from Microsoft Corp. In the late 1990s, Apple even ran TV ads with a Pentium II glued to a snail. But Apple, looking for faster, more energy-efficient chips, became increasingly frustrated in recent years as its chip suppliers, IBM Corp. and Motorola Corps spinoff, Freescale Semiconductor Inc failed to meet its needs. Of particular concern was IBM's apparent inability to develop a G5 chip that would work well in notebook computers Intel, on the other hand, has been focusing on devel- oping chips specifically tai- lored for notebooks. In 2003, it launched its Centrino notebook technology with a processor that boosted a longer battery life by minimizing its power demand without a major hit to performance. see APPLE page A2 Florida reviewing canker law after hurricanes The rest of the world is worried Iran may use nuclear energy for purposes other than fueling. Iran says seals removed, research into nuclear fuel has been resumed TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran removed seals on its nuclear facilities Tuesday, ending a two- year freeze on work there despite warnings from the United States and other countries concerned about Tehran's nuclear ambi- tions. The United States rebuked Iran for the move, calling it a step toward creating the material for nuclear bombs. British Prime Minister Tony Blair's official spokesman said the International community was "running out of patience" with Tehran. Both countries, along with France and Germany, have called on Tehran to cease nuclear activi- ties until an agreement has been reached on the scope of its nuclear program. Iran announced plans last week to resume research on the production of nuclear fuel, heightening concerns that Tehran was moving toward building atomic weapons. Iran says the research is aimed at generating electricity. Mohammad Saeedi, the deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said Tues- day that Iran was not resum- ing the production of nuclear fuel, a process that would see NUCLEAR page A2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Agriculture officials are review- ng a state law requiring the destruction of citrus trees within a 1,900-foot radius of one infected with canker after the devastating 2005 hurricane season. . The four storms that struck or brushed the state not only caused an estimated $2.2 billion in damage to the state's crops' and farming infrastructure, but they are believed to have spread dreaded citrus diseases that threaten the state's signature citrus crops. Agriculture officials esti- mate that hurricanes Wilma and Katrina could be responsible for spreading canker to 183,000 acres, or a quarter of the state's commercial citrus groves. As the Florida Department of Agriculture tries to deter- mine exactly how far canker has spread, growers are seeking to have the 1,900-foot law eased. Any change must come from the Legislature. The department is gathering more information before decid- ing what other action, if any, to take. "That's a law, not a policy, we can't just ignore it spokes- woman Liz Compton said. "Right now we're intensively cutting positive trees, but we've shifted resources to do intensive surveys to find out where the canker is Canker may have damaged a quarter of Florida's citrus crops. before we make any decisions on the future of the program Last month, two citrus grow- ers from Polk County sued the state to challenge the consti- tutionality of the eradication program and its right to destroy property without paying com- pensation. After a decade-long battle, state and federal agriculture workers had been close to elimi- nating canker, which causes fruit andfres to drop prematurely, butfflBbcanes the past two sum- meJBme spread the disease to nevHrs in the heart of the stateifltrus production. Citrus canker creates unsightly lesions on fruit, making it harder to sell. The disease itself doesn't kill the tree. Overspending leads to debt. Comparing multiple countries'spending habits LEE SCHWARZ STAFF WRITER By Dec. 15, the U.S. trade deficit, which is the difference between a country's imports and exports, had widened to nearly $69 billion. Republican Senator Olympia Snow blamed countries like China for not playing the trade game fairly, thereby creating the trade deficit by selling more goods than they bought from the United States. A government has a broad range of powers in determining the trade landscape by instituting tariffs and duties. Generally, the trade deficit the United States endures is attributed to a free and wealthy society that is seen as an economic paradigm of high spenders who borrow $2 billion a day from the rest of the world. Americans generally spend $1.01 to every $1.00 they earn. If it were not for the savings of foreigners, American citizens could not live beyond their means as comfortably as they do. U.S. lawmakers believe that once the rest of the world catches up to the United States in terms of economic prowess and freedom, the trade deficit will correct itself. The concept of free trade is aimed at achieving a kind of economic equilibrium where competition determines prices, wages and location of businesses and will give developing countries the opportunity to catch up to the industrialized world. The issue is that the United States has more people who can afford to buy things than virtually everyone else. However, the rest of the world is beginning to catch up and has developed some Ameri- can habits like credit card debt. In the United Kingdom, credit card debt has reached an all-time high with the average Briton now owing $5,200 compared with the United States where the average is about $10,000. Bankruptcies are up almost 50 percent in England from only a year ago. The trend in England could very well continue growing as credit in Britain is based on pay- ment performance as opposed to the United States' basis in income. It is conceivable that some- one could make only the mini- mum payments on their credit and be awarded nearly infinite credit. The strategy seems to work due to recent laws allow- ing UK citizens to "reset" their credit ratings much sooner after a bankruptcy. Germans are the next most indebted people in Europe with about $3,500 in debt. Poorer countries in Europe like Italy tend to save more and borrow less and thereby have the least amount of debt per person because people there have less confidence in the economy, and their cynicism works as an ally in keeping their debt in check. It seems that the higher the standard, the more willing people are to borrow excessively with one exception. Japan also has a lot of wealthy consumers and a high standard of living, but Japan is more of a closed society, meaning there is social pressure on its citizens to buy domestic products and to save more than borrow. No such social pressure exists in America, much to the chagrin of many large manufacturers who respond by locating their facto- ries in foreign countries where labor is cheap and tax breaks are plenty. One great tax haven for intellectual property is Ireland, which is quickly becoming one of the wealthiest nations in Europe because of its tax treatment of intellectual foreigners. This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian. INSIDE I News: A2 I Classifieds: A81 Opinion: A3 I What's Hot: A5 I Sports: A7 Page A2 news@theeastcarollnian.com 252.328.6366 CHRIS MUNIER News Editor ZACK HILL Assistant News Editor WEDNESDAY January 11. 2006 Announcements Irish Archaeology Lecture John Bradley of the National University of Ireland- Monmouth will present "Archaeology and the End of Irish History" as part of the Medieval Irish History and Archaeology Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 in Flanagan 265. The event is free and open to the public. Tutu celebrates MUX Day at ECU Naomi Tutu, the daughter of famed South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will visit Greenville in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The event will be held Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the 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 ot College English. The book is inspired byCerutti's popular class on Greek and Latin Vocabulary Building (CLAS 1300). For more information, contact Steven Cerutti at 328-6031 orcerrutis@mall.ecu. edu. MUX 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. A musical 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 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 Martey Fund. Students will sign in at 8 a.m. in Mendenhall Student Center, attend at memorial at 9 a.m. and begin their volunteer projects at 9:45 a.m. Registration forms are available at ecu.edu cs-studentlifevolunteermlk.cfm. For more information, contact the Volunteer and Service Learning Center at 328-2735. Award-winning Piano Performance Joyce Yang, 12th Van Cliburn 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 Follc Acid Week The week of Jan. 9 - 15 is National Folic Acid Awareness Week sponsored by the North Carolina 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 particularly high risk of a deficiency. North Carolina is in a region of the country with high incidence rates of neural tube birth defect, and consuming 400 meg of folic acid per day can reduce the risks of NTD by as much as 70 percent. For more information, visit getfolic.com. Upcoming Meetings The SGA Senate will meet in the Mendenhall Social Rooms, located downstairs, at 5 p.m. The Greenville City Council will meet Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in downtown Greenville. News Briefs State Feds Indict alleged Klan members In gun conspiracy RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Seven alleged associates of a Ku Klux Klan leader who once threatened to blow up Johnston County's courthouse and kill the sheriff faced federal charges Monday that they conspired to further their plot by trading in stolen firearms. The seven Include the son and wife of Charles Robert "Junior" Barefoot Jr the self-proclaimed leader of the Nation's Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, based In Benson. He is being held on a state murder charge In the slaying of Lawrence Arthur Pettit of Jacksonville, whose decomposed body was found in a Sampson County field in 2003. Barefoot also faces federal charges of possessing explosives in his home. Federal prosecutor Eric Goulian referred questions about the case to Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell, who was allegedly targeted by the Klan chapter. "Were they capable of carrying out this plan? Pretty much so Bizzell said Monday. Barefoot was arrested in 2002 after federal and local authorities raided his home near Benson and found 25 firearms and bomb-making equipment. The raid followed a tip to authorities that Barefoot s organization planned to blow up the courthouse and kill Bizzell. Firearms are also the root of the federal indictments issued late last month and unsealed Monday. The seven named in the indictment were accused of conspiring to steal 31 guns from a building in Benson in October 2001 and selling some of them for at least $1,650. Bizzell said the money was intended to finance the Klan chapter's plans. Coyote attacks three people, rabies a concern ASHEVILLE, NC (AP) - Three people attacked by a coyote Monday were in good condition as they awaited the results of a rabies test. The animal bit landscape worker Richard Zerbe on the nose while he and colleague Eric Parsons were working at a home. Zerbe and fellow bite victims Bessie Watkins and Audrey Ann Huska received rabieo shots at Mission Hospital, hospital spokeswoman Merrell Gregory said. The three were in good condition, Gregory said. Animal control workers captured the coyote and sent a brain tissue sample for analysis after killing it. The results of the rabies test were expected within three days, said Asheville police public information officer John Dankel. "There are other diseases animals can have that result in this bizarre behavior, but the most obvious suspect is rabies he said. The coyote population has increased in western North Carolina as competitors such as wolves and cougars have disappeared in recent years, said Bob Fay, animal curator at the Western North Carolina Nature Center. National Snow: New Bush budget will contain tight spending controls on programs WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's new budget will contain tight spending controls across a wide swath of government programs as a way of getting the deficit under control, Treasury Secretary John Snow said Tuesday. Snow said the budget that the administration will present to Congress in early February will continue to make progress on the president's pledge to cut the deficit in half as a percentage of the overall economy by 2009. It will accomplish that by containing government spending while maintaining Bush's other goal of making permanent his first-term tax cuts, which are all due to expire at the end of 2010. To achieve the twin goals of reducing the deficit and maintaining the tax cuts, Bush's proposed budget for 2007 will show the administration "pressing awfully hard to control spending Snow said in an interview with a small group of reporters. The new budget, which would cover the budget year that begins next Oct. 1, is expected to contain tight limits on non-security spending. The budget deficit for 2005 fell to $319 billion, still the third-highest on record, after an all-time high, in dollar terms, of $413 billion in 2004. Many economists are forecasting that the deficit for the current budget year will again rise above $400 billion, inflated by government spending on reconstruction efforts after the Gulf Coast hurricanes. Bush predicting more testing and sacrifice In Iraq this year WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush urged Iraqis on Tuesday to put aside political, religious and sectarian differences to form a government of national unity, warning that the country "risks sliding back into tyranny" if it dwells on old grievances. An AP-lpsos poll found just 39 percent of those surveyed last week approved of his handling of the war, compared with 41 percent in early December. Violence against Iraqis and U.S. troops has surged in recent days. Bush vowed that the United States would not change course because of the bloodshed. "We will settle for nothing less than complete victory the president said. Bush acknowledged deep differences over his Iraq policy but said, "Support forthe mission In Iraq should not be a partisan matter He said Americans should hold their leaders to account for how they conduct the debate over the war. The still-unannounced results of Iraq's parliamentary elections last month are expected to show the religious Shiite United Iraqi Alliance with a strong lead. The Shiites will, however, need to form a coalition government with support from Kurdish and Sunni Arab political groups. Bush, in his remarks, said Iraq was making progress in fashioning a democracy in Iraq, rebuilding the economy and training Iraqi forces to take over responsibility for the country's security from American military personnel. He also pressed foreign governments who have not yet followed through on their financial pledges to Iraq's reconstruction to do so quickly. World Israel agrees to permit Palestinian voting In east Jerusalem JERUSALEM (AP) - Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Tuesday said Israel will permit Arab residents of Jerusalem to vote in upcoming Palestinian elections - a key step toward resolving a standoff that had threatened to derail the balloting. Mofaz said Israel would follow the policy of previous Palestinian elections, including last year's presidential vote, when it permitted a small number of Jerusalem Arabs to cast votes in local post offices. The remainder were permitted to vote in outlying suburbs in the West Bank. "Israel's policy regarding elections in east Jerusalem will stay like it was Mofaz told reporters while on a tour near the city. The arrangements were reached under interim peace agreements in the mid-1990s. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said he hadn't heard anything official from the Israeli government about the plan. "Ifthis is the case, I welcome this position of the Israeli government he said. The status of Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital. The Palestinians claim the eastern sector of the city as capital of its future state. Israel had been threatening to prevent voting in Jerusalem because the Islamic group Hamas, which Is committed to Israel's destruction, is running in the Jan. 25 election. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said the election would be canceled if Palestinians in east Jerusalem weren't allowed to vote. Ukraine's parliament dismisses prime minister, Cabinet over Russian gas deal KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Parliament fired the Cabinet Tuesday because of a new deal with Russia that nearly doubled what Ukraine pays for natural gas. Prime Minister Yuri Yekhanurov and the justice minister, however, said the vote was nonbinding and vowed that the current Cabinet would continue working. Russia and Ukraine last week ended a bruising public fight over the supply of natural gas to this ex-Soviet republic with a deal which nearly doubles the price of gas for Ukraine. Earlier, Yekhanurov defended the deal, calling it a "compromise" needed to prevent Ukraine from being deprived of gas supplies. Lawmakers in the 450-seat Verkhovna Rada voted 250-50 with two abstentions to fire Yekhanurov and his Cabinet, but required that the government continue work until a new Cabinet is appointed. Under the deal between the two countries, Ukraine must pay $95 for 1,000 cubic meters of gas, up from $50. On Jan. 1, Russia's state-owned natural gas monopoly Gazprom cut off supplies to Ukraine after the country refused to meet its demand for a fourfold price increase. Other European countries also reported drops in their supplies and Gazprom accused Ukraine of siphoning off gas bound for Europe in a pipeline to the West - a charge Ukraine denied. Russia supplies about one-quarter of the gas consumed in Europe and 80 percent of that goes through Ukraine. Seattle closing in on record Nuclear i for consecutive days of rain A man walks through rain near Public Market in downtown Seattle. SEATTLE (AP) After 22 con- secutive days of measurable rain, Seattle is closing in on a record so dismal even forecasters in this city famous for its gray skies are complaining. With more wet weather pre- dicted over the next several days, Seattle may soon break a record set in 1953. The city saw 33 consecutive days of measur- able precipitation then, the most since the National Weather Ser- vice office there started tracking rainfall in 1931. "Usually we have a few days of rain and one or two days of cloudy and dreary days and then it rains again and that's the way it goes weather service meteorolo- gist Johnny Burg said Monday. "We're not getting our dry days in between, just having one system follow another A trace of rain fell Dec. 18, but the real wet weather started the following day. Since October, when the weather service's "weather year" began, Seattle has had nearly 18 inches of rain, about 2 inches above normal and well above this time last year, when the city had received 11 inches of rain. Mudslides blocked railroad tracks north of Seattle for most of the weekend as well as a highway near Port Orchard on the Kitsap Peninsula. State Route 166 was closed indefinitely in both directions Apple from page A1 During last week's International Consumer Elec- tronics Show, Intel unveiled the latest generation, the Core Duo, which features two comput- ing engines on a single piece of silicon. It was that chip that Apple decided to fit into the new iMac. The Core Duo chip's low energy requirements are expected to enable ever-smaller computers, including some built right into television sets as the industry gears its machines more toward multimedia use. Sunday because of damage from a mudslide. It was miserable In the moun- tains Monday, too. Forecasters said heavy snow falling amid gusty winds in the Cascades would continue through Tuesday, with about a foot falling every 12 hours. The Olympic Mountains also were getting slammed, with 6 to 11 inches predicted every 12 hours through Tuesday afternoon. Seattle natives often joke that it's easy to spot the tourists and transplants when it's raining because they're the ones using umbrellas. Not Nora Bailey, who moved to Seattle from northeastern France about 10 years ago. Bailey said the rain doesn't bother her as much as the unyielding grayness. "It's been a little depressing, but you know, what are you going to do?" the 32-year-old said as she ate at a Pike Place Market bakery. Richard Comer, 43, who moved to Seattle from the Fresno, Calif area four years ago, went without a raincoat Monday. Cleopatra, the pit bull-lab that kept him com- pany, wore a yellow slicker. "I'm getting pretty used to it, so 1 don't really notice it that much anymore, Comer said. Though Seattle is famous for its rain, the city's average annual rainfall from 1970 to 2000 was 37.07 inches, compared to 49.71 inches for New York City. $180 Per Month I his coupon good for an extra $5 on your 2nd and 4th donation involve uranium enrichment. "What we resume is merely in the field of research, not more than that he said at a news con- ference. "We make a difference between research on nuclear fuel technology and production of nuclear fuel. "Production of nuclear fuel remains suspended Inspectors from the Interna- tional Atomic Energy Agency affixed the seals more than two years ago after Iran agreed to the measure in an effort to dampen suspicions about its nuclear ambitions. IAEA inspectors were pres- ent Tuesday as Iranian officials began removing the seals, spokes- woman Melissa Fleming said from Vienna, Austria, where the agency is based. She declined to say whether the Iranians planned to start enriching uranium or would be satisfied with testing the equipment used in the process. In Vienna, the chief U.S. rep- resentative to the IAEA, Gregory L. Schulte, said that by cutting the seals, Iran had shown "its dis- dain for international concerns and its rejection of International diplomacy "The regime continues to choose confrontation over coop- eration, a choice that deepens the isolation of Iran and harms the interests of the Iranian people he said. The United States has threat- ened to bring Iran before the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions If it doesn't cooperate with international mediators. Whether or not Iran should be referred to the Security Coun- cil depends on the outcome of discussions within the IAEA, Blair's spokesman said, speak- ing on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to have his name published. "We are concerned by the reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency the spokesman said. "Everyone needs to be clear that this does amount to yet another breach of IAEA resolutions In Berlin, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Tehran had "crossed lines which it knew would not remain without consequences adding that he planned to consult with his French and British colleagues on whether there is any basis for more talks with Iran. Russia, Iran's close ally, also expressed concern that Tehran had removed seals on Its nuclear research facilities and called on Iran to maintain Its mora- torium on enrichment pending negotiations, Russian news agencies reported. Earlier Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Klslyak said that a Russian delegation had confirmed to Iranian officials that Moscow's offer to jointly enrich Iranian uranium on Russian territory still stands, the Interfax news agency reported. The proposal, backed by the European Union and the United States, was designed to ease concerns that Iran would use the fuel to build a bomb. Lavrov said Moscow was coordinating its actions with Germany, Britain and France, Interfax reported. Iran has insisted it would not agree to move enrichment abroad. In a foreign policy address Tuesday, French President Jacques Chirac warned Iran it would be committing a "grave error" if it ignored the international community's repeated warn- ings and pressed ahead with its nuclear program. C(fi something to say? Send us yow Pirode "Ranis! 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 Biological of Greenville 252-757-0171 2727 E.lOth Street Down the Street from ECU www.dciplasma.com OPINION Page A3 edltor@theeastcarollnian.com 252.328.9238 JENNIFER L HOBBS Editor In Chief January 11,2006 i My Random Column Near or far Friendship is an amazing relationship between people. You can see a friend everyday or not for years and depending on the quality in the beginning, you can pick up where you left off. My best friend who I have had since I was In the sixth grade transferred to ECU last fall. I can't believe I survived two years without her, because I see her everyday now and go crazy when I don't talk to her for a while. I guess there are just some bonds that you cannot break even when they were stretched for hundreds of miles at a time. With that said, I have a friend that I haven't talked to in more than four years, and we found each other a few months ago on MySpace. I have talked to him almost every day for the past week or so and we just picked up like we never stopped talking. He is planning to come to ECU to see me soon and I am so excited. Who would have thought that a simple little Web site could render so many lost friendships found again? Some people say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. I can see that as being true because over time, you forget all the bad things that once mattered and are open to the idea of a new start w and a friendship that is strong and new. I am in awe of this concept. From friends 3,000 miles away to ones who are down the road or across the hall, there is no distance that is right or wrong to have or keep friends. I think it makes you a better person to be able to span distances that far. Of course, I wouldn't be the person I am today without the peers I have had friendships with in the past. Whether I am still friends with them or we no longer talk, they have built my expecta- tions for other people and relationships I have now and will have in the future. Until next week -Jennifer Hobbs Our Staff Jennifer L Hobbs Editor in Chief Chris Munler Zack Hill News Editor Asst. 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From explicit items like required texts to things to read between the lines such as how pretentious your professor is, syllabi are the Rosetta Stone for your courses. There is one item on any syllabus that stands head and shoulders above the others in importance and urgency. It is the first thing that I, and you, should make your self aware of when scanning any syllabus. I'm refer- ring to the attendance policy. Attendance policies date back to biblical times as the Bible states, "Forsake not the assembling of your selves together I'm not sure if that includes 8 a.m. biol- ogy labs, but that's what it says. Some teachers coldly demand near-perfect attendance, claiming it is disrespectful to miss one of their diatribes. Other professors bypass the issue, wearily telling of the four sections and 800 students they have for the semester. With the swirling winds of a new semester, the last thing that students need are discrepancies in attendance policies. In one class, I can miss four days and still get all my points. In another class, I can miss the second Wednesday of each month but only if it's a waning moon and my birthday falls within 60 days of the first day of class. It's too much people. That's why I propose that ECU do away with attendance policies altogether. That's right, come as you are or don't. Now I'm sure some stodgy tweed-wearing professors are steaming. They'll say that if we want a standardized attendance policy, it should be perfect atten- dance. In fact, professors might not be the only ones holding such a view. It's probable that a few prudish students would propose that no absence be tol- erated. Well that is ludicrous. I have two schedules to keep, class and social. They are the yin and yang of college life, and I don't believe that one should suffer at the hands of the other. Am I saying that we should shirk responsibility and party until we get kicked out of school? No. I am saying that if you do all of your assigned work and earn a passing grade regardless of the fact you made it to class only three times, then pass the class you should. Is going to class just three times in a semester going-to maximize your grade? Probably not. But that is the point - it's your decision. When you came out of high school people told you that you were going to be on your own and were going to have unlimited freedom. Well, I don't feel free when I'm tethered to a class by a stringent attendance scheme. We're being oppressed and the man is keeping us down. Alright maybe it's not that bad, but we shouldn't be forced to go to class if we don't fee like it or are too hung over to attend. At this point, cries of gross irresponsibility are going up all around campus. Terms like "The real world" and "job" are being thrown around. Well guess what people - college isn't the real world or a job. I don't think (normal) people are getting smashed on Tuesday Mug nights in the real world, and the last time I checked you got paid to attend your job, not the other way around. Sure we pay to attend class and some would say that is reason enough to go. Well I'm not here to be in class, I'm here to pass class. If I can do that without dragging myself into the cold every morning, then why should a professor or classmate have any qualms with it? Everyone likes to perform in front of sold out crowds and our esteemed professors are no different. Professors put in a lot of time and preparation into their lessons and I appreciate that. However, I believe that sometimes their attendance policies are ego-driven. I mean, how could our day possibly be fulfilled without a dose of their extensive wisdom? Perhaps no attendance policy is a bit extreme, but it would build more responsibility than one might think. You would have to gauge your own abilities to determine how much class time you needed. It would force you to do an honest assessment of yourself, because if you were untruthful, you would probably fail and it would be no one's fault but your own. If attendance policies cannot be eradicated, then perhaps ECU should consider instituting some sort of uniform two level policy. Professors wishing to grade on attendance vould have to allow five absences before deducting points, and professors who don't want to be a buzz kill I mean grade on attendance, can carry on as they have been. It would be noted on each syllabus which plan the instructor was implementing and everyone would know where they stood in each class. All I'm saying is that we should have the right to choose to go to class, not that we should miss class everyday. Going to class is its own reward, and miss- ing does bear consequences. Who hasn't walked into a class after missing a couple days and notices that everyone has scan sheet, and you have no idea what's going on. In some classes it really is vital to attend, but in something like Intro to Computers let's just phone it in. So let's hope that attendance policies go the way of the dino- saurs and Limp Bizkit. That's about it. I have to go to class - I can only miss one more day. In My Opinion (KRT) The young woman was sandy-haired, not much over 30, slender and fairly attractive. But somewhere along the way she had given up on men. What she really wanted was a baby - and she wasn't especially choosy about who would perform the act of fathering the child. "After all she added breezily, "it's the 21st century Casual conversations these days can certainly take odd detours. I, the father of a teenager, looked at this young woman from across a gulf of more than 20 years and thought: Be careful what you wish for. I'm blessed as a father, but parenting is hard enough with two. I couldn't imagine doing it alone. The young woman mentioned the last guy who had agreed to well, you know. He had changed his mind for some reason. It didn't work out. Meanwhile, her biologi- cal clock was ticking. To me, it's always shocking to hear this sort of thing from unmar- ried women. Of course, it would have been useless to try to argue her out of her dream. 1 did remark, however, that if she succeeded in becoming pregnant, about 15 years later she might see things in a different light. She might wish she had some help. More women today are think- ing along similar lines. No, this isn't the single-parenthood paradigm of the Inner city. These aspiring mothers have decent incomes. Their children are less likely to grow up poor. A recent New York Times story headlined, "First Comes the Baby Carriage" reported on the growing number of single women choosing to be inseminated with sperm purchased online. They peruse profiles of anony- mous donors and make their selec- tion as if from a genetic buffet. Some who become pregnant send other women their leftover sperm. A dozen years from now, what will the children of these women think about this brave new world? All children want to know the special story of their origins. What will these women tell them? The other day I was scanning cable channels and landed on a chat show in which Maureen Dowd, The New York Times col- umnist, dryly noted that men are no longer needed for reproduc- tion. Dowd has a book out titled "Are Men Necessary?" The Times story about women buying sperm on the Internet covered all the angles, except one: It virtually ignored the pos- sible effect on children. At one point, the reporter observed - as one might take note of a quaint but archaic myth - that some of these women are accused of being selfish, "because of the widely held belief that two-parent homes are best for children How we strain mightily to deny the obvious. It's true that not all two-parent families are exem- plars of domestic harmony. Yes, some relationships are destruc- tive, some couples shouldn't stay together, etc. etc. Every general rule has exceptions. Yet most parents know there are times when Junior can't talk to Mom, and if there's somebody around called "Dad Junior's chances of getting the emotional connection he needs are greater. And it works the other around way as well. Sometimes, Mom is the best person to consult. As they grow up, kids gravitate from one parent to the other, in a mysteri- ous but perceptible rhythm. For 10 years I was a Big Brother volunteer. My "little brother DeAndre, is grown up now. He drops by occasionally, and last year he mentioned that he had traveled north to another state to meet the man he believed to be his father. Up to that moment, DeAndre had never laid eyes on the man. DeAndre's mom loved him and worked hard to give him a decent life. But the absence of his father left a void. He rarely mentioned the subject, but it would pop out sometimes. Once, he blurted defiantly, "My father will miss seeing me grow up To the morons complaining about the soccer team getting cut because "football stinks too and they don't get cut let me explain something to you: Football, before four years ago, went to four straight bowl games, they beat Miami and had six winning seasons in a row. Soccer, in 41 years, has had only one season where they won more games than they lost ever! The color of the book and the "her name might be" answer when asking for the class or professor are not appropriate answers. Print out your book list, save you and 1 time when walking through the crowded aisles at the bookstore. THE Ohio State University once again proves their greatness! Now that it's spring, it seems that more and more people are getting motivated to go to the gym. Really, that's great. But seriously, don't dawdle on the machines, use them and get off. Also, the track isn't for you and your five friends to walk in a line so no one can get around unless they duck and dodge you. If you're going to walk, get in the outer lane. Thanks Cold season is the worst season ever created. Why are we tortured so? Two hour parking and five hours of work means moving my car twice and losing time I could be putting toward my job. Thanks city of Greenville for those two hours, a meter guy and a lack of enough parking around town so I can park close to my job. So a professor is a brilliant chemist and is doing incredible research that will greatly credit the university. Is speaking the same language as the students you're teaching not also a requisite for teaching here? As a freshman, I am perfectly comfortable acknowledging that the rest of you suck! "Ooh! Alcohol and freedom Grow up so I can study! To the people complaining about dropping the soccer program: do some research before showing your ignorance. Soccer has not had a winning season in 40 some years and did not win a single game this year. Football at ECU has- a winning tradition and had a few bad years because of stupid hire by an Ex-AD. We have the right coach here now and things are heading up. Basketball has never been a strong sport for ECU but it's still a revenue sport. That's the difference between soccer, football and basketball. Soccer not only lost on the field for ECU but also lost in the revenue column of the budget. Now that the holidays are over, no one is hiring and I need a job. Can someone hook me up? Ms. Bernice at West End Dining makes up for the mistreatment from every other Aramark employee. Thanks Bernice for being so nice! I look forward to seeing your face every morning! To the person that said that Marcus Vick is just as bad as his brother. Michael Vick is a great quarterback and the face of the NFL. Marcus is an awesome quarterback too, he just needs to get his life together! Don't hate. Does no one else have a job? Is there no one else at this school who has a desire to one day stop leaching off their parents income and support themselves? From whose pocket is the money for all of your outrageous cars and the endless flow of spending cash coming from? I have 17 hours this semester and a ton of extra-curricular crap too! Get a job, you bum! If 60 percent of a class fails, does it not say some- thing about a teacher's ability to do his job? I say free As for all! Professors who write their own book, good or bad? I haven't decided yet? Cheaper yes, boring maybe and no pictures to distract me, hum? UBE doesn't have it Student Store doesn't have it Where am I supposed to get my book for class tomorrow that I have homework in? I need medicine to cure my cold, why doesn't 360 carry anything that will help. I don't need to be put to sleep and don't have allergies, someone help me stop coughing! Who hates that the east end of campus smells like rotten eggs? Construction here at ECU never ends does it? Just one time I would like to be able to get all of my books at the same time. School started on Friday and I still can't get my class packet. Get on the ball guys, you get paid to make the packets so why aren't they on the shelves yet? Destination 360 is redesigned and we lost the Mexican food section, where do I go for quesadil- las at night now? Western Carolina rents their books to the stu- dents. That would save me 400 dollars and hours of my life. Why is a book on fashion a hundred dollars? Please tell me that chemistry and biology should be the only books that should cost that much. Those people are going to get their money back from a job one day Those are the only ones worth that much. Editor's Note: The Pirate Rant is an anonymous way for students and staff in the fcU(nmjnf(m(ffirtr('wftsSijijfnKsi(ifLst,jnbfflikni(teani7noMs online at www.theeasbamcMan.aim, or e-mailed to editortnheeastcaroitnian com. The editor resents the right to edit opinions for content and brevity. Page A4 features@theeastcarolinian.com 252.328.6366 CAROIYN SCANDURA Features Editor KRISTIN MURNANE Assistant Features Editor WEDNESDAY January 11, 2006 Pick of the Week: Movie CD The Producers Mel Brooks crosses every imaginary line possible with his Broadway- turned-movie The Producers. This Tony-winning musical revolves around infamous producer (and old lady lover) Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and his partner in crime Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick). The two decide that they can make more money with a flop than a hit and therefore put together the neo-Nazi show Springtime lor Hitler. The movie also stars Uma Thurman as Ulla, the Swedish receptionistsecretary, and Will Ferrell as the Nazi playwright. This production will have you either rolling with laughter or silenced in shock - either way, both the movie and the soundtrack are worth the money. Keeping your New Year's resolutions 2006 - Great time to drop old habits and set new goals MEREDITH STEWART SENIOR WRITER Recipe: Chicken and Rice Casserole 2 (1412-oi) can green beans, rinsed and drained 3 cups diced cooked chicken 1 medium onion diced and sauteed 1 (8-oz.) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped 1 (4-oz.) can pimentos 1 (10 34-oz.) can condensed cream of celery soup 1 cup mayonnaise 6 oz long-grain and wild rice, cooked according to package directions 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar Pinch salt -Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased three-quart casserole dish. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly. Horoscopes: 2006 has quickly come upon us and we all know what that means - time to make, and hope- fully keep, our New Year's resolutions. This annual ritual allows many to become more dedicated to self-improvement. This tradition goes all the way back to 153 B.C. and was originally symbolized by the mythical king Janus. Early Romans believed Janus had two faces and could look back at the past and forward into the future. They used this time to find forgiveness from their allies and exchange gifts to celebrate the New Year. Today, many begin their new year with goals and commitments to themselves in hopes of get- ting a new start and dropping all those bad habits. Goal setting develops a personal difference in one's life and demonstrates how persistence and dedication lead to a happier and healthier lifestyle. Making resolutions is the first and easiest step, but it takes discipline to keep them. One of the most popular New Year's resolutions is to lose weight. Although it is the most popular, it also seems to be one that people have a difficult time keeping. They continue with the same excuses as the year before - not enough time, too tired after a busy day to hit the gym and healthier food is more expensive. Instead of making excuses, try to look at the positive side - losing weight lowers the risk of some cancers, lowers blood pressure, increases longevity and makes you look and feel much better. "My New Year's resolution is to go the gym when I get free time, and so far I've been doing well with that said Stephanie Marshall, fresh- man business major. Another popular resolution is to quit smok- ing. Many have tried to accomplish this and have failed. If that's you, don't let it get you down. Remember a new year equals a new start. Many have to try at least four times to finally drop this bad breath, yellow teeth and black lungs habit, but now is finally the time to enoy a smoke-free Top 5 New Year's Resolutions Enhance important organizational skills Aries - Should you hide out or strut about, pretending to be important? If those are your only two options, you should definitely choose the former. Taurus - There's more money coming your way, possibly from work already done. Don't be shy about asking those who owe you to pay up. Gemini - You're liable to find the answer you're seeking in the midst of a lively debate. If the other guy has the answer you're after, admit it and say "thanks Cancer - Your careful routine is liable to be disrupted. Something more urgent takes priority. Be ready to change course quickly. Leo - You're very popular, but don't let your social activities interfere with your private life. A little broken promise can hurt a lot Virgo - There are lots of great ideas floating around now. One leads to another, half of which will never work. Write down the others. Libra - Convince the skeptics there are things worth getting excited about. Start planning a long trip for next summer. That ought to get them going. Scorpio - It's hard to find the money to get everything you want. If you Using a planner is one easy way to plan and stay organized can't do it all at one time, do it bit by bit. The New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square marks the start of the New Year, when many people announce their resolutions. Spend more time with family Lose weightgo to the gym Quit smoking Take time to enjoy life Get organized life. There are many over-the-counter ways to help one drop this habit as well as many step-by-step programs that allow you to gradually quit smoking and save the money millions of people spend each day on this rapidly increasing addiction. "I really want to cut back and eventually quit smoking this year - hopefully I'll stay on track and accomplish this one of many goals said Sherri Stansbury, sophomore political science major. Getting organized is a popular objective for many college students. Whether it's becoming more prepared for classes so your grades will improve, organizing your house or apartment so you do not have to make a path everywhere you go or keeping up with your busy schedule of school, work, activities and social life, it's essential to develop this skill to reduce stress and clutter. A resolution that seems to be becoming a trend is volunteering your time to help others. This non-selfish pledge will make you feel good about yourself, build your resume and create good karma. Whether you touch a child's life by become a mentor, donate your time and energy to building a home for someone in need or some- thing as simple as visiting the elderly, helping others creates a sense of togetherness and unity. Looking into ECU's clubs and organizations is a great way to start. You can also look online for places in Greenville or your hometown to begin making a difference in others' lives. Good luck to everyone who sets goals this year, remember persistence is a virtue, and deter- mination will lead you down a path to success. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. Staying fit for new semester Ways to a happier, healthier you SARAH CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER Sagittarius - Don't shut down if you encounter resistance. Encourage it. The tough questions you're asked will help you identify the correct answers. Capricorn - Its possible that you'll be paid in good will rather than cold hard cash. That doesn't mean you should quit. Count this as advertising. Aquarius - Be compassionate with a loved one who's stuck in an argument. Don't try to solve the problem, that wouldn't work anyway. Pisces - There aren't enough hours in the day or answers to all the questions. Adjust creatively. Fun Facts: More than 150 billion pieces of mail are delivered each year in the U.S. The state of Florida is bigger than England. Until the 19th century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia. The Japanese commonly put ketchup on their rice. Men are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than women Your skin is actually an organ. A recent study at Harvard has shown that eating chocolate can actually help you live longer. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 years old. Get everything done this semester TOMEKA STEELE SENIOR WRITER k Organization Tips: We all have a little procras- tination devil sitting on our shoulder whispering sweet noth- ings into our ear, who leads us to getting nothing done or halfway done. Having organizational skills can help get things done in a timely manner and make more time for leisure activities. Some tips for improving organization are to make lists, keep a schedule and train your- self to stick to the schedule. The ECU plan- ners given out at the beginning of the semester to students in some departments are very helpful tools for effective planning, but any planner will do. If you were not one of the people fortunate enough to receive a free planner, go to the ECU Book- store or UBE and pick one up. At the start of the week, make a "To do" list for that week, Monday through Sunday. Under each day, list things to do such as studying, laundry, homework and anything else. As you com- plete each thing, cross it off the list. Crossing things off will make you feel as though you've accom- plished the set goals for that day. One great tip for studying is to make a study schedule. Once you've received all your syllabi for classes, mark each day you have a test off on a calendar and Make weekly lists Create a dally schedule Utilize a calendar Pre-Pack your book bag Have a dally study routine place that calendar in plain view. Studying or simply looking over your notes for 30 - 45 minutes each day before a test can help you retain the information and cut down on cramming. Make each day a different subject to study. This way classes that are very much alike won't run together when you are study- ing. This keeps the information distinct and less likely to get mixed up with another class. At least two hours a day should be devoted to looking over notes for your classes. This method works well for projects and papers as well. The best trick to writing a paper is to start as soon as it is assigned. For papers 10 pages and longer, give yourself one month and write a page every other day. Doing it this way will make it less tedious. Making a daily schedule is the most effective method of making sure everything gets done and is less complicated than having a different schedule for everything. A daily schedule is broken down into hours. It includes a set breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time. It also has a set time for sleep, leisure, chores, homework and studying. "I make lists of things 1 need to do every week. I am a full time student and I have a part time job, and it's easy for me forget to do something. Look- ing over my list reminds me see ORGANIZED page A5 The start of a new year gives many people a chance to make resolutions for an improved lifestyle. One of the top reso- lutions made by Americans is to get in shape. Although many people resolve to live a healthier life, they often stray off course due to lack of time or motivation. If you are one of these people, the solution you've been looking for is to make a few small adjustments to your routine. Let's start off with one of the most obvious ways to live a healthier life - getting enough sleep. Making sure that you devote at least eight hours to sleep each night will ensure that you are well rested and revived for the day ahead. The less sleep you get, the more likely you are to become irri- table and tired throughout the day, and common sense tells you that if you are already tired you are not going to feel like working out. Working out for half an Working out inbetween classes is a great way to stay in shape. hour to an hour three days a week can allow you the oppor- tunity to lose weight or firm up some of your problem areas. The best way to make working out something you enjoy rather than dread is to choose a rou- tine that works for you rather than just following the crowd. Another way to keep it fun is by listening to music or reading while you tone that body. At the Student Recreation Center there is a wide variety of see FIT page A5 Blooming socially this spring nHKHMMM I IllAl' Wind lit vviv.lnm tritl r, w L I Mendenhall is a great place to meet new people Be cool, socially, as it warms up DANIEL BROCK STAFF WRITER Everyone's watching to see what you will Everyone's looking at you Everyone's wonderin' Will you come out tonight Everyone's trying to get it right Everybody's working for the weekend Everybody wants a new romance Everybody's going off the deep end Everybody needs a second chance Those words of wisdom from rock juggernaut Loverboy perfectly sum up the college experience. Everyone is watching and being watched, looking for love and a good time. While it would have been easier to write about getting involved in the fall because that is when people really tend to start fresh, there may still be hope so we can examine a couple of possibilities for spring. First of all, try to accentuate your positives. If you have a special skill or ability, find a situation in which you can let it shine. There's no "Dungeon and Dragon's Club Team" at ECU that I'm aware of, so try an intramural sport. There's a bevy of athletic endeavors which you can try your hand at in the spring semester. From bowling to basketball, there's something for even the most inept. The Softball leagues are wildly popular, and everyone knows softball teams are glorified drinking clubs. Get on a squad, make a couple plays and people will be buying you rounds and drunkenly singing your praises downtown before you know it. What's that you say? Don't have enough friends to field a team and the rules don't allow for ghost men? Have no fear, the Intramural Department will find a team for you through their free agent system. Get all the information you need on intramural sports at their office at the SRC or check out the Recreational Services Web site. Alright, maybe sports aren't your thing. It's still not healthy to play Halo 17 hours a day in your cave of a room. Joining a club or school- sponsored organization will at least get you on the radar. Most clubs on campus have meetings where you may score some free food. Try a politi- cal or religious club if you are so inclined. If not, Mendenhall always has something on offer for stu- dents. Just wander around that building and you'll see SOCIAL page A5 1-11-06 THE EAST CAROLINIAN FEATURES PAGE A5 Celebrity Profile: Heath Ledger SHse 'Brokeback Mountain' Aussie's past may surprise some JOHN BOSCO STAFF WRITER Though he may be most well known for his role as the object of Julia Stiles' unusual anti-social desire in 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern day remake of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, or for his portrayal of Benjamin Martin's son Gabriel in The Patriot, one thing is certain - Heath Ledger has paid his dues. Ledger, born April 4, 1979 in Perth, Western Australia, got into acting in junior high almost against his own will. As a part of his course requirements, he had to choose between a mandatory cooking or drama course. Luck- ily, he realized he wasn't much of a chef and chose the latter, a choice that may have changed his life forever. Though he had a lot of talent, he never got much credit from his classmates. When he was 17, Ledger and a friend packed up and headed for Sydney, where he thought he could catch his first big break. Upon arrival, he supposedly only had 69 cents to his name. His first real acting job came in a low budget film, Blackrock, about one boy's internal conflict when he learns that his best friend has raped a girl. The film was declared an unimpressive teenage cliche, and Ledger's role was hardly major - the only time he appears in the film is when he is getting beat up. After Blackrock, he auditioned for "Sweat an Australian tele- vision show about aspiring Olympians and was offered two roles - the first as a swim- mer and the second as a gay cyclist. Understanding that he needed to take roles that stood out and were unique, Ledger took the gay cyclist role, though the show was quickly cancelled. With the cancellation behind him, he appeared on "Home and Away another Australian television show that focused on the lives of teens in the town of Summer Bay in New South Wales, Australia. He played a surfer who fell in love with one of the Summer Bay girls, but the role did not last very long. He had a few other brief roles on the television show Heath Ledger's Brokeback Mountain is one of his two new movies. "Roar" and the film Paws, nei- ther of which did much for the advancing of his career. It was around 1997 when Ledger decided to head to America to find some roles, an unsuccessful move for him initially. Luck- ily, Australian director Gregor Jordan gave him an audition for the head role in Two Hands, which Ledger eventually got. His performance in Two Hands is considered the most important role of his career because it is cred- ited as the reason he secured his role in 10 Things 1 Hate About You. After filming 10 Things 1 Hate About You, Ledger was tired of being typecast as a teen hunk and took the role as Gabriel Martin alongside Mel Gibson in the Rev- olutionary War film The Patriot. Since The Patriot, Ledger's acting career has been incon- sistent at best, until now. Crit- ics mention that his roles had seemed like he was just trying to vary his roles too much as to fight against those who think he isn't versatile enough to be more than a teen loverboy. But with the rave buzz Broke- back Mountain is getting, award nominations are coming his way. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for best actor and is in the running with Brokeback co-star Jake Gyllenhaal for the Screen Actors Guild lead film actor award. In October of 2005, Ledger's fiance and Brokeback Mountain co- star Michelle Williams (maybe best known for her role as Jen on "Dawson's Creek") gave birth to his daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger. One thing is certain, Heath Ledger's journey from an Aussie in Sydney with 69 cents to his name to a major international actor has certainly been a long road that is finally starting to pay off - in more ways than one. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. O Heath Ledger Ledger's new film, Casanova, can be seen at the Carmlke 12 In Greenville. For ticket and showtime Information call 353-4988. Fast Facts Ledger was originally going to star as Alexander In Oliver Stone's Alexander before Colin Farrell took the role. Ledger dated Naomi Watts until mid-2004. Ledger Is part Irish and part Scottish. His daughter weighed In at 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Attended a private all boys school. IT'S TOURWAMtWT TIME 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. ARC YOU THE BCST? If you think you could be, we want to give you the opportunity to find out! Chess Sat. Jan. 21 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Mendenhall Student Center Social Room f) Bowling Thur. Jan. 26 6:00 PM The Outer Limitz Mendenhall Bowling Center (Women's and Men's Divisions) Spades Fri. Jan. 27 6:C Mendenhall Stuc Great Room 1 Billiards (Nine Ball) Mon. Jan.23 6:00 PM Mendenhall Billiards Center (Men's and Women's Divisions) Table Tennis x" 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 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. around that building and you'll probably stumble across some- thing fun, although it is very possible to get lost in the basement. Perhaps you should try to get a job. Yeah, work sucks and you're taking 21 hours this semester, but you can meet lots of new people. Working at a restaurant is a superb way to network due to the generally young staffs. Also, if you're a guy, lots of hot girls work in restaurants so there might be a chance for romance on the side. Every place has its own subculture with interesting char- acters and story lines. Drunks, athletes, Greeks and grad-stu- dents are employed everywhere, so you'll meet a diverse set of folks. As a bonus, you get paid for your time, so you'll have some cash to go out or try to buy people's friendship. Of course, the most sure-fire way to become insanely popular and well known around campus is to join a frat or sorority. A semester of degradation is well worth a college career of keg par- ties and short shorts (for guys and girls). So go Greek. Well, there are several sug- gestions that should land you some friends. If all else fails, just start following groups of people around, laughing at their jokes until you blend in with the crowd. That may work or it may get you arrested. Be sure to let me know how it goes. Remember, too, that people love great musi- cal taste, so lots of Loverboy and Skid Row is a must. I guess you just have to be yourself. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. Organized from page m ing over my list reminds me to do important projects and things said junior merchan- dising major Amber Anthony. Being organized is not all schedules. Lists can come in handy too. Before going to the grocery store, it's better to make a list. Making a list will keep you from overspending. Budgeting is a wonderful way to organize finances. Make a budget based on how much money you need to spend on certain items. Bills, payments, food, gas and miscel- laneous things should each have a set amount for each month. Keeping a clean space is another way to stay organized. If your room or house is a pig- sty and you are always spending precious moments looking for things, that is a sign you need to clean. Clutter isn't helpful. For people who are always late, a few tips to help you get to those early classes on time are to pre-pack your book bag the night before as well as pre-choosing clothing. Having your clothes already picked out can free up some time for an actual breakfast. Having your bag already packed with the textbooks and home- work for the next day can help if you have problems forgetting things in the morning. Using these few organiza- tional tips can make this semester a breeze for any student. It doesn't require a lot of time to be organized, and you can actually free up time for you to do the things you like but don't always have the time for. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. Fit from page A4 workout equipment and activities to suit everyone's needs. If work- ing out alone isn't your cup of tea, enrolling in an exercise class offered by the SRC or an exercise class for credit can both be fun alternatives. Another great way to get some exercise is by swim- ming and playing sports such as racquetball and basketball. If you don't have time in your busy schedule to fit in a workout at the gym, there are some alternative ways to get exercise. Instead of the elevator, try taking the stairs. Also, park farther away when you go shop- ping so that you can get in some extra walking. Taking the bus can be a tempting alternative to walking, especially when your classes are far away, however walking is better for your body and your mind. Exercising and eating healthy go hand in hand when trying to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Eating healthy doesn't neces- sarily mean cutting all of your favorite foods out of your life - it's more about portion control. Cutting back on fatty meats such as beef and pork will help you lose weight and safeguard your heart from long term damage. Limiting the amount of sugar and carbohydrates you consume will help you lose weight as well. Also, with the increasing number of people being diagnosed with diabetes, cutting back on sugar- filled food is a must. Now that you know some things that you should cut back on, here are some things you can enjoy without feeling guilty. Eating plenty of fruits and veg- etables will round out a healthy diet along with the small serving of meats and sweets. The most important part of getting fit is becoming stress free. Stress can bog you down and make you feel tired and depressed, but by giving stress the boot, you can start to regain the life you want. In order to stress less, you need to take time out of your day to be alone thinking, meditating or just relaxing. Making lists and getting things done prior to their due date can prevent stress due to procrastination. Also, take time to indulge in the things you love whether they be shopping, eating out or talking to your friends. By eliminating stress, you are giving your body and your mind exactly what they need in order to be fit. Your new year's resolution may not be to get in shape. There- fore no matter what your goals for 2006 may be, make sure you pick a plan of action and follow through. Instead of making the same resolution year after year, you can take an active part in bettering your life. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. Student Recreation Center Hours Monday - Thursday: 6 am. -11:30 p.m. Friday: 6 a.m. -10 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. -10 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. -11:30 p.m. 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 l, 2006 will begin the earjy 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 9,k) (January 9-13th) (February 28th) (March 20th-31st) (March 28-29th) (April 1,2006) (April 7,2006) (September 29th) 06-07 Early Student Organization Registration Begins Infonnation 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 Mendenhall Student Center or email us at sludenlaclivitieslSiecu.edu . Sincerely, Levy Brown Jr. Assistant Director for Student Activities & Organizations PORTS Page A6 sports@theeastcarolinian.com 252.328.6366 TONY ZOPPO Sports Editor BRANDON HUGHES Assistant Sports Editor WEDNESDAY January 11, 2006 Hurricanes rocking in new- look NHL Hockey heats up on the Carolina ice SCOTTY WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Hurricane season is here with a vengeance in North Carolina. The NHL is enjoying a successful resurgence thus far in the season, and here in the Carolinas the Hurricanes are playing like a Category 5 monster, blowing away the competition. The Canes have the third most points in the Eastern Conference and have the most comfortable division lead in the NHL, sitting 12 points in front of Atlanta. The Hurricanes boast the best home record in the NHL and they're looking strong enough to make another playoff run reminiscent of their 2002 Stan- ley Cup Finals unit. However, don't get too nostalgic because this Hurricanes team is completely different from the one that made the run to the Cup in 2002 and it's an entirely new NHL. It would be an understatement to say the Hurricanes have adjusted well to the flow of the new NHL style of play. With the potent combination of speed, skill, toughness and flat out grit, Carolina has been one of the most successful teams in the league this season. Newcomers Corey Stillman and Ray Whitney have added a plethora of offensive talent to the Canes this season while familiar faces such as Eric Staal. Erik Cole and Justin Williams have fortified the scoring attack for the Hurricanes. Stillman, one of the team's most notable off-season pickups, played for the champion Tampa Bay Lightning in 2003 en route to an 80-point season. With decent speed, soft hands and a knack for finding the back of the net, Stillman has thus far scored 44 points for the Canes to rank second on the team behind Staal. Stillman, however, gives the team and the offensive system in Carolina the credit for his stellar season so far. "I think that most of my points come because the team is playing well said Stillman in a recent interview with the Associated Press. "What also helps is that here in Carolina, we play the same style of offense as 1 did in Tampa Bay. It's an aggressive offense with puck pressure, so 1 feel like I fit right in here Staal has been Car- olina's playmaker and star this season, as he is fulfilling the potential that many expected him to display. At one point earlier this season, Staal led the NHL in goals. He now sits at 26 goals on the season, good for fifth in the league. The 21-year-old has also collected more points (52) so far this season than rookie phenom Sidney Crosby (48). But offense isn't the only thing Carolina is flexing this season - the team's goaltending, special teams and defense have been all but outstanding. Goaltender Martin Gerber is tied for second in the NHL in shutouts. Head Coach Peter Laviolette has had nothing but good things to say about Gerber this season. "I don't think it matters where this kid plays said Laviolette in a recent interview with the AP. "He's been rock solid for us all year When it comes to special teams, particularly the power play, the Canes have one of the best forwards in the game in Rod Brind'Amour. Brind'Amor is second in the NHL in power play goals, and as a team, Carolina is in the top 10 in power play per- centage and goals scored. They are off to the best start in franchise history, in any case - their 58 points after 41 games are 12 points higher than their previous best start ever, which occurred in the 1986-1987 season. Their power-play percentage this year is three points better than the 2002 season, as is their shots per game average. In the new NHL, it could be dif- ficult to compare stats from this year to stats from previous years, because the rules have changed and there are many more scoring chances and open play. The excitement in Carolina, however, goes to more than just some more numbers on the scoreboard. As of Jan. 9, they've won four of their last five, with the one loss coming in overtime to the league-leading Philadelphia Flyers. It remains to be seen if the Hurricanes will have the motor to keep running, but the RBC Center is rocking every night the storm comes to town - tickets have been selling more than expected, and even casual sports observers are looking to get tickets to the hottest show in town. The Canes won their 100th regular season game at the RBC Center Jan. 6. Between now and the end of the regular season in April, Carolina has 19 home games at the RBC Center, and you can buy a single ticket in the upper levels for under $30 with special discounts if you bring a group of friends. Carolina is flying high thus far and trying to keep the altitude of a playoff contender going into the crucial stretch run in the coming months, and they appear to have some of the tools in place to add some more hardware to their Eastern Conference Championship of 2002. Whether they do or don't, they should still be a great team to watch and any party of sports fans should grab some tickets while great seats are still available. 777s writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian. com. SOUTHEAST DIVISION1 1 WLOTLPTSGF GA PP PK HOMEAWAY Carolina2710458151 129 19.3 80.7 17-4-110-6-3 Atlanta2018646158 156 21.5 79.1 11-7-49-11-2 Tampa Bay2119345127 135 13.5 81.9 11-9-110-10-2 Florida1722640115 142 15.7 82.7 12-6-25-16-4 . j Washington1323430112 158 13.8 78.0 9-11-34-12-1 Hi In just his second year in the NHL, Carolina'$2003 first round draft pick Eric Staal is having an outstanding season. He currently ranks fifth amongst all players in goals. Here is a brief look at more of Staal's performance this year. Games41 Goals26 Assists26 Points52 PPG-2 10 PPA8 1-11-06 THE EAST" CAROLINIAN SPORTS PAGE A7 Study discovers helmet technology could reduce concussions Josh Lucas plays Texas Western coach Don Haskins In the upcoming film Glory Road. The film is based on the 1966 Texas Western men's basketball team, which was the first to have five black starters, and their journey to the national championship. 'Glory Road' a reminder barriers still need to fall (KRT) The magnitude of the move didn't register with Texas Western coach Don Haskins until weeks after his Miners' seminal 1966 national championship. Never before had five black players taken the floor together in a national basketball title game. If that wasn't audacious enough, they had the unmiti- gated gall to actually win. Thousands of hateful letters flooded Haskins' office in El Paso, Texas, the vast majority venting their bile with the same pejorative racist preamble. Haskins didn't keep the incendiary correspondence. He set to flames a documented archive to a tumultuous social climate that Texas Western fur- ther shook up on March 19, 1966, when it defeated all-white Kentucky, 72-65, at College Park, Md. "At one time Haskins recalled during a telephone interview Monday, "I had gotten about 35,000 to 40,000 Of them. And they were all pretty much the same. I burned them. I had no use for them Haskins even became a target of the rising black militancy movement of the time, branded as an exploiter. "I just thought the time had come to change how people thought about certain things he said. Forty years later, barriers still need smashing. The Southeast- ern Conference is only two years removed from welcoming its first black head football coach. The NFL must legislate an open inter- view process because it cannot wholly trust the color-blindness of its owners. So Hollywood turns histo- rian, molding the Miners' story into a timeless reminder of virtue's resilience. The film Glory Road uses the significance of that single basket- ball game as a backdrop for the political and racial upheaval of the 1960s. The movie has all the elements of a big moneymaker - heroes and villains, good and evil and, of course, the happy ending that, in this instance, wasn't the fruit of a scriptwriter's imagination. But if the movie accom- plishes nothing else, it should inspire a respectful thank you from the youthful descendants of a once-segregated sport and culture - both black and white. "I met LeBron James recently and he told me how thankful and grateful he was for what we did and went through said Harry Flournoy, one of the five Miners starters. "And usually when we talk with young players, people have told them the stories about us and how if not for us they would have been pigeon-holed into a certain type of player. But now they're free to spread their wings and express themselves on the basketball floor The Miners' tale still resonates today. Their victory helped shoot down the myth that blacks were incapable of mastering what were considered the more cerebral positions in sports, like point guard and quarterback. Texas Western's point guard was Bobby Joe Hill of Highland Park, also the team's leading scorer. The Miners' enduring legacy is that winning ultimately incites change. But that still requires someone willing to take a chance. Haskins proved the perfect facilitator. As a teenager in rural Enid, Okla Haskins befriended a young black man named Herman Carr when both worked at a feed store. When they weren't working, they'd play basketball on a primitive hoop at Haskins' home. Segregation stared Haskins flush in the face one day in the late 1940s when both he and Carr needed a drink of water. There were two fountains - one for the whites and another for the blacks. "That left a lasting mark on me Haskins said. "Here was a person who bled the same color as I did, yet he was treated differently. That's why it was very, very easy for me to treat all of my players the exact same regardless of what they looked like Glory Road is the latest cin- ematic confection from Hol- lywood uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the same man who brought Remember the Titans' to the screen. Titans was the true story of an unlikely football state championship bonding a newly desegregated Southern high school. Haskins' relationship with Carr didn't make the movie's final cut, and there are some creative liberties taken for the sake for drama. A scene in which the team finds its hotel rooms ransacked with racial epithets on the walls never happened. But the tale of Texas West- ern really didn't require any alterations. The unfiltered truth proved dramatic enough. The new helmet technology is focused on putting additional protection on the temporal areas of the head and jaw. (AP) Newer helmet tech- nology could reduce the risk of high school football players getting concussions, but not the severity of the injury, according to pew research. A three-year study by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that athletes who wore a helmet with more protec- tion for the temporal area of the head and jaw had fewer concus- sions than those wearing a stan- dard helmet, said university neu- ropsychologist Micky Collins, the study's principal investigator. The study, published in the February edition of the scientific journal, Neurosurgery, looked at 2,141 high school football play- ers from 2002 to 2004. Of those, 1,173 wore the improved helmet and 968 wore standard helmets through both the pre- and regu- lar seasons. The study, funded by helmet maker Riddell, is the first to look at whether helmet technology can reduce the severity or number of concussions, Collins said. The study showed the annual concussion rate was 5.3 per- cent in athletes wearing the new Revolution helmet and 7.6 percent in the older version. Revolution wearers were 31 per- cent less likely to sustain the an injury, compared with wearers of standard helmets, the study showed. The Revolution helmet was introduced in 2002. However, helmet type made no difference in the recovery time of athletes suffering from concussions, Collins said. Investigators used a test devel- oped by UPMC to check the ath- letes' reaction and memory skills before and after concussions. Collins said 50 percent of the athletes who had concussions did not recover within one week, 30 percent did not recover within two weeks and 15 percent did not recover within three weeks. This is crucial because reduced cognitive skills also hurt the athletes in the classroom, Collins said. "There's no such thing as a concussion-proof helmet Col- lins warned. "The biggest mis- take anyone can make is saying, 'This kid has a concussion. Put him in this helmet and send him out there Any athlete who has a concussion and goes back to play too soon, that's when the risk levels are high Experts studying sports- related brain injuries welcomed the study. "(It) supports what we have anecdotally been discovering over the past few years said Kevin Guskiewicz, chairman of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Fewer concussions were reported among UNC players wearing Revolution helmets, he said. Stefan Duma, director of the Center for Injury Biomechan- ics at Virginia Tech in Blacks- burg, called the UPMC study "a critical aspect in improving player health Duma and Guskiewicz are involved in separate studies to measure the acceleration of foot- ball players' heads in real time by installing wireless transmitters in their players' helmets, both Revolution and standard. Guskiewicz said he hopes studies like his and UPMC's help researchers to better protect the brain from sports related injuries. "The exciting part is it indi- cates there are design factors that can be, modified to reduce your risk of concussion Duma said. 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