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By participating, students integrate their edu- cational preparation into real g world applications. Individuals I push beyond their perceived inadequacies, increase their appreciation of effective team- work and learn to promote their efforts. Their self-satisfaction of having risen to the challenge and accomplishing their goals culmi- nates this process, and then they get the opportunity to attend the International Builders Show. Students can observe how others dealt with the same problem, providing an important "debrief- ing" process to their efforts. Universities benefit from the students' exposure to indus- try representatives. A relatively (From Left): 2006 ECU Delegation: Baxter Matthews, Matt Hill, Donna Hollar (coach), Ray Garris, Tla Hudson, Andrew Rowley, Steven Beatty (front), Grant Lockhart (back), Jeremy Morrison, John Rappoport, Scott Seaman. (From Left): 2005 ECU Competition Team: Scott Seaman, Bryan Allen, Baxter Matthews, David Price, Ryan Wood, Kevin Bowman. small but energized group of students can spark a firestorm of interest in residential construc- tion through their peer-to-peer interactions upon return to their home institutions. Reward to the industry is also evidenced by corporate exposure, recruiting of the best students and creating ambassadors to the next genera- tion of residential constructors. These competitions form a link between the student, the uni- versity and the industry, thereby culturing future success for all partners involved. "Until tonight, there were very few people in that room where the awards were given that knew ECU's name. Now they all know who we are said Dr. Douglas Kruger, chairperson of the Department of Construction Management. Every year at the NAHB Inter- national Builders Show, stu- dent chapters from two- and four-year colleges and universi- ties are invited to participate in the NAHB Student Chapter Residential Construction Competition during the IBS. The IBS is the second largest trade show in the United States, surpassed only recently by the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The IBS is Orlando's largest trade-show with more than 135,000 people believed to have attended. The student competition is an event that simulates a real-world scenario. Teams compete for project approval and funding as though they were a local operat- ing division of a large national home building company. This competition gives students the opportunity to apply academic studies and classroom work to an actual construction project. There are separate events for four- year colleges and for two-year colleges. Last year, 29 chapters participated. ECU has been the only N.C. undergraduate institu- tion to field a competition team since 2004. see NAHB page A6 Memorial service held for Gay Wilentz The driver of the vehicle that killed Kyle Niccum, left, is unknown. Young man killed in hit-and-run accident Family asks for students' help as they search for answers BENJAMIN CORMACK STAFF WRITER During the early morning hours on the morning of Jan. 29, 2006, Kyle Niccum, 22, of Raleigh was killed in a hit-and- run accident on Green Street in Greenville. While police are still investigating the incident, Kyle's father, Jeff Niccum, asked TEC to publish an article about the accident in the hopes that ECU students may provide some answers about what happened. Kyle Niccum and his friend Brandon Price traveled to Greenville to visit their friend William Cannady. The three friends were downtown when Price became involved in a fight, which led him to be taken to the hospital. Niccum and Can- nady, believing that Price had been taken to the Pitt County Detention Center, hailed a cab to find their friend. When they learned he had been taken to the hospital, Niccum and Cannady opted to walk back to Cannady's apartment after unsuccessful attempts to reach friends and taxis. According to a police report provided by the Greenville Police Department, Niccum and Price somehow went in the wrong direction, arriving at Green Street near Industrial Boulevard and New Hope Drive. An unidentified motorist travel- ing North on Green Street hit Niccum, throwing him approxi- mately 102 feet from the point of impact. "The driver apparently stopped stated Sergeant R. W. Worthington of the Greenville Police Department. "The driveT then said that they would go for medical help, but they never returned According to Sgt. Worthing- ton, the car that hit Kyle Niccum could have sustained damage to its front end, hood andor the right side of its windshield. Molding recovered at the scene of the accident suggests the car may have been white or light colored. Several motorists stopped to help, and police are hoping that they will be able to provide any information they can about the night of the accident. Jeff Niccum described his son Kyle as a good kid and as the kind of guy who would do anything for his buddies. Kyle wrestled and played football for Garner High School in Raleigh. Kyle moved back to Raleigh from Boone, where he attended Appalachian State University. He stopped going after he found out he was going to be a father. While working to support his child, he continued to follow his dream of becoming an engineer. He attended classes at Wake Techni- cal Community College to try to reach this goal. Kyle's family is deeply sad- dened by their loss. Kyle's par- ents, Jeff and Debbie, have lost a son. Kyle's sister Danielle, 24, has lost her little brother. Kyle's brother Christopher, 17, has lost his big brother and hunting partner. Probably most heart breaking of all is that three- year-old Cole Jacques has lost his father. Yet, it is through Cole that the family says they find strength. see HIT & RUN page A3 Remembering one English professor's legacy KIMBERLY BELLAMY STAFF WRITER A memorial service for Dr. Gay Wilentz, professor of Eng- lish, was held Wednesday in the Science and Technology building at 3 p.m. to remember her life and many contributions to the university. Wilentz passed away on Feb. 6 from an illness called AOS. She had her actual funeral service in Belize, where she spent much of her life for research and educa- tional purposes. The memorial was titled, "A Celebration of Life There was a large turnout of her colleagues, students, family and friends. A total of 10 people spoke about their experiences with Wilentz and what type of person she was. Many of the speakers couldn't fight back tears but still smiled as they mentioned how full of life she seemed, even during the last stages of life. Julie Fay, professor of English, recalled Wilentz saying, "It's life, what can you do?" when speak- ing optimistically of her life and illness. Fay said that she and Wilentz met each other in college and ended up becoming colleagues and frienfls for 20 years. Fay recited verses from the musical collection Wilentz lis- tened to before her death. The song was titled "Warrior" and illustrated the types of things Wilentz enjoyed. Many ECU professors, friends and colleagues were on hand yesterday to honor Gay Wilentz. Wilentz was very dedicated to teaching and to her students. According to Fay, Wilentz made a commitment to herself a few days before her death that she would e-mail her students. Seodial Deena, associate pro- fessor of English, was among the group of speakers who talked about Wilentz's commitment to education. Deena spoke about the study abroad trips they had to Belize. Wilentz devoted much of her time to educational endeavors in Belize. Her last trip to Belize was in the summer of 2005, according to one of the speakers. She was ill at the time but still managed to make the trip there. Carla Pastor, professor of English and Wilentz's surrogate daughter, spoke at the memo- rial. Pastor talked about how much she valued Wilentz's company and how much the Belizean people loved Wilentz. Michael Bassman, assis- tant vice chancellor of the honors program, lead a bless- ing in Hebrew called Kaddish, which means sanctification. Everyone said a blessing at the end of the memorial. Dr. Bruce Southard, Robert Siegel, Dr. Deirdre Mageean, Dr. Jane Marcus, Dr. Lillian Robinson and Dr. James Smith also spoke at the memorial. Mike Hamer and Susan Lud- deke did the musical selection for the memorial. Luddeke sang while Hamer play a stringed musical instrument. Luddeke was in tears throughout the song and said, "That was too hard as she went to her seat after the song. During the memorial, pic- tures of Wilentz on vacations, study abroad trips, and interact- ing with students and family flashed on a large projector screen. Purple and gold bouquets of flowers, photo albums, certifi- see MEMORIAL page A3 Military takes advantage of online programs Men and women in uniform attend class CLAYTON BAUMAN STAFF WRITER ECU is working closely with the armed forces to provide dis- tance education to hundreds of men and women in uniform. In conjunction with the estab- lished distance program provided already, men and women in every branch are working toward associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in locations as far away as Iraq and beyond. "We have a very strong dis- tance education program at the university said Steve Duncan, director of the Office of Military Programs. "More than 4,000 students are signed up Duncan went on to talk about how members of the military, as a part of their own self develop- ment, seek distance education. "Officers seek master's degrees, enlisted people seek asso- ciate degrees, bachelor's degrees and some master's degrees Duncan said. The distance program is a valuable tool considering the current situation in American affairs. With some men and women looking at their second and third six-month deploy- ments to places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, traditional in- classroom learning is a great deal more difficult. The opportunity for ECU education is also available to dependents or family of the ser- viceman or woman. Fort Bragg is one of ECU'S biggest customers in the distance education program. With more than 70 percent of Fort Bragg's members deployed overseas, the program is a way of allowing servicemen and women a way to continue their studies. Currently, ECU is serving 172 students that are considered military. Other colleges that are contributing to the distance education program are Campbell University, Central Texas Col- lege and UNC-Pembroke among others. ECU expects to enroll several hundred more men and women in uniform into the distance education program. Playing a pivotal role in higher enrollment rate is the BRAC, or Base Realignment and Closure. According to Duncan, N.C. gained a number of military people. "The impact on the Fayette- ville community will be in the neighborhood of 20,000, both military and civilian Duncan said. Other bases taking part in the program are Camp Lejeune and Seymour Johnson. This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com. INSIDE I News: A2 I Classifieds: A71 Opinion: A4 I A&E: Bl I Sports: B4 Page A2 news@theeastcarollnian.com 252.328.6366 RACHEL KING News Editor CLAIRE MURPHY Assistant News Editor THURSDAY February 23, 2006 Announcements Discussions on naming of streets In honor of MLK Monday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Willis building auditorium ECU will hold two moderated forums to provide public discussion on the naming of streets in honor of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. The forums, sponsored by the Chancellor's Community Advisory Council, will be held Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Willis Building Auditorium and March 27 at 7 p.m. at the Eppes Recreation Center at 400 Nash St. in Greenville. Among the participants in the first forum will be ECU geography professor Derek Alderman who will discuss his research on the naming of streets after the civil rights leader. Co-chairs of the ad hoc committee are: City Council member Rose Glover and Don Ensley, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement. Other members of the ad hoc committee are ECU geography professor Rebecca Torres, Michelle Lieberman, ECU'S Student Neighborhood Relations Facilitator and Austin Bunch, Chief of Staff. For more information, contact 328-0607 or Rose Glover, 752- 1113; Derek Alderman, 328-4013 or aldermand@ecu.e8u. Greenville Theater ' Project auditions Friday, Feb. 24 from 4 - 8 p.m. in Bate 2021 Auditions for The Greenville Theater Project's Ooops! Squad. Improvisational comedy shows beginning in April. Those with previous improvisational experience are greatly encouraged to come out, as are those who have always wanted to give improv a try. For more information about the GTP Ooops! Squad, visit greenvilletheaterproject.com. For more information, call Anthony Holsten, 758-4190. Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in Wright Auditorium An engaging production of the man, the myth and the music of the legendary Nat King Cole. Comedy, drama, twenty finely delivered songs and a sparkling trio paint a riveting portrait of the American jazz legend. For more information: Central Ticket Office, 328-4788, 1-800- ECU-ARTS, ecuarts.com. ECU Spring Graduation Expo The final day for the Spring Graduation Expo is today, Feb. 23,2006. The expo is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wright Place Rear Dining Room. Students graduating in May are invited to a special expo featuring representatives Irom a variety of vendors and campus departments available to help with graduation needs. May grads may pick up caps and gowns, and important information about commencement. For more information, call Dowdy Student Stores at 328-6731 or visit online at studentstores.ecu.edu. Open mic night Open mic night will take place at the Pirate Underground at 7 p.m. March 8. Come out for some free food and express yourself. Sophomore Survey ECU will again conduct a sophomore survey to help evaluate its institutional performance. This survey is mandatory of all the selected sophomores (45-60 credit hours; 30 hours completed at ECU) and the records of these sophomores will be tagged March 2 if it is not completed. Students may check with the registration staff at 328-6747 to see whether or not they have a tag andor if it has been removed. Students may opt out of the survey by simply submitting a blank form. This will also remove the tag. Sophomore surveys may be taken at onestop. ecu.edu. Contra dance The ECU Folk and Country Dancers are sponsoring a Contra dance on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Willis Building on First and Reade Streets downtown. Beginner lesson begins at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will be from 8 -10:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 for students, $5 for FASG members and $8 for the public. This is a smoke-and- alcohol-free event. News Briefs State NC Eye Exams RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nearly a dozen local school boards sued the state Tuesday over a new law requiring comprehensive eye exams for children entering kindergarten, arguing it violates the U.S. constitution and the state constitution's mandate for free public education. Flanked by a pediatrician, eye doctor and others opposed to the exam, local schools representatives said the examinations, which cost from $65 to more than $120. are too expensive and unnecessary since children already must receive vision screenings before entering school. The law set aside $2 million to help parents pay for exams uncovered by Medicaid or other government programs. The exam would be conducted by an optometrist or ophthalmologist to check for seven different disorders. As justification for the requirement, Black, D-Mecklenburg, cited a National Institutes for Health study that found that vision problems weren't caught in at least 10 percent of children who received basic screenings. SUPCO store shooting COLUMBIA, SC. (AP) - A convicted murderer who was eligible to be resentenced when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed capital punishment for youthful offenders can get less than life in prison, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Eric Dale Morgan was about two weeks shy of his 18th birthday when he shot and killed a Spartanburg convenience store owner in 2000. He was convicted and sentenced to die in March 2004. That sentence was invalidated last year when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty for juveniles was unconstitutional. The state argued that the only option was a life sentence without parole because the jury found armed robbery to be an "aggravating circumstance" in the case. "Whether the jury found certain aggravating circumstances at his sentencing proceeding is irrelevant because the discussion of aggravators arises only when the state seeks the death penalty, which the state cannot do in this case Justice James E. Moore wrote in the unanimous opinion. 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Michael Morales, 46, was supposed to die by lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. But the execution was put off until at least Tuesday night after the anesthesiologists objected that they might have to advise the executioner if the inmate woke up or appeared to suffer pain. "Any such intervention would clearly be medically unethical the doctors, whose identities were not released, said in a statement "As a result, we have withdrawn from participation in this current process The judge's ruling renewed an ethical debate that has persisted for many years about the proper role of doctors in executions and the suitability of the lethal injection method used in California and 35 other states. Star Wars video games (AP) - If you thought Star Wars finally ended last year with Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, think again. The space opera appears destined to live longer than Jedi Master Yoda as a series of video game spinoffs. After the familiar music score and scrolling text kick things off, you lead either the Rebel Alliance or the Empire in the ongoing turf war for control of the galaxy. You don't get to be ruler of the universe without a fight. Conquering a planet involves amassing large fleets of space cruisers, soldiers and armored vehicles. Usually, you'll have to assault opposing space defenses, then conduct a ground assault. You'll have to always be thinking about your ability to spread forces evenly to continually gain territory and prevent losing it again. A lack of variety limits the longevity of "Empire at War With only two sides to fight for, the very thing that makes Star Wars such an enduring tale of good versus evil ultimately prevents gamers from enjoying a richer, more engaging experience. International: Tainted blood TORONTO (AP) - Three Canadian health officials, a U.S. pharmaceutical company and one of its senior American executives pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that their neglect allowed thousands of Canadians to contract HIV through tainted blood. After weeks of delay and initial fears that some charges would be thrown out, hemophiliacs who received the tainted blood and relatives of those too ill to come to court, or who have already died, were relieved when the trial finally got under way. The courtroom was filled with victims and family members of those who received the contaminated blood products from Bridgewater, N.J based Armour Pharmaceutical Co. One HIV-positive woman sat with her husband and two daughters, a toilet paper roll at her side as she repeatedly dabbed at her eyes and glared at the defendants. "I think the victims want to see justice done said James Kreppner, a hemophiliac who received tainted blood in the 1980s and is now gravely ill with HIV and hepatitis C Car bomb In Baghdad fatal BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb exploded Tuesday on a street packed with shoppers in a Shiite area of Baghdad, killing 22 people and wounding 28, police said. It was the deadliest bomb attack in the Iraqi capital in a month. At least eight other people were killed and more than 30 injured Tuesday in bombings and shootings elsewhere in Baghdad and in attacks on beauty parlors and liquor stores, symbols of Western influence, in Baqouba northeast of the capital. The car bombing occurred shortly before 5 p.m. in a Shiite corner of Dora, a predominantly Sunni Arab district of Baghdad and one of the most dangerous parts of the city, rocked almost daily by bombings, ambushes and assassinations. It was the deadliest bombing in Baghdad since Jan. 19. v DON'T MISS IT! 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"He's in Heaven Cole said while pointing his tiny finger skyward while his grandmother held him close. Later, Cole released some balloons into the sky as a gift for his dad. While Jeff Niccum wants the help of ECU students in find- ing who killed his son, he also wants students to see his son as an example. When asked about what he wanted others to learn from his son's death, Jeff Niccum's response was, "Nobody is invin- cible "People need to be careful when they decide to go drink- ing Sgt. Worthington said. "Especially if it's in an area they're unfamiliar with. If you're going to drink, you need to have a designated driver or a desig- nated walker Jeff Niccum is asking for students to, "Keep their eyes and ears open. The best way to solve this crime is for someone to come forward with more information. Please help us in any way pos- sible. We'd be eternally grateful. We just want some closure The accident is still under investigation by the Greenville Police Department's TrafficSafety Unit. Anyone with additional information about the accident should contact Officer J. R. Cobb at 329-4146 or Officer B. C. Hill at either 329-4145 or 329-4315. People should also feel free to contact Pitt-Greenville CrimeStoppers at 758-7777. The Niccum family has set up a trust fund to help pay for Cole's education. Donations can be sent to: 1108 Country Brooke Drive Raleigh, N.C. 27603. Checks should be made to Jeff Niccum in care of Cole Jacques. Information for this article provided by: Original article published by The Daily Reflector, written by Erin Rickert. Article provided courtesy of Bobby A. Burns, News Editor, The Daily Reflector. Police Report from the Greenville Police Department. This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian. com. Memorial from page A1 cates and plaques that Wilentz received were on display. Books Wilentz had written, including She, Belizean Women Books and Healing Narratives, Women Writers Curing Cultural Disease, were on display along with others. The memorial was a true celebration and reminder of the many accomplishments and contributions Wilentz made for both the university and her life. The incredible turnout at her memorial in itself speaks for the amazing life of a truly unique, special individual. There can be no doubt Wilentz will be missed. This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian. com. CM something to say? Send us yw Piwte Ranis! IA(SMroCrHt SPRING BREAK PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 06 V World's larsest and longest keg party. -U. T Unlimited draft beet all week longl T" CALL NOW FOR RESERVATIONS! mmjimmm www.SandpiperBeacon.com 17403 Front Beach Rd. 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The ECU Student Media Board invites applications for the position of GENERAL MANAGER WZMB91.3FM GENERAL MANAGER Expressions EDITOR The East Carolinian EDITOR The Rebel EDITOR Buccaneer (yearbook) for the 2006-07 academic year. Applications are available in the Media Board Office (Self Help Building, 301 Evans St. Suite 205A, Greenville NC) The deadline for submitting an application is THURSDAY, MARCH 9 2006 AT 5 P.M. For information, call the Media Board office at 328-9236. Wyndham Court Dockside & Bradford Creek iMf A PART M E NTS Tree of poor maintenance . turnedp f HOisy neighbors . oECU P oWPypersonnel, afarf" "fatefullandlords. 4h of "s that were never pflinted ofhigh 561-RENT or 752-8561 104 D Wyndham Cir. www.pinnaclepropertymanagement.com 0 n Page A4 editor@theeastcarollnian.com 252.328.9238 JENNIFER L HOBBS Editor in Chief THURSDAY February 23, 2006 Our View Pirate Baseball The ECU baseball team has gotten off to an impressive start in the 2006 season under first year coach Billy Godwin. The Pirates have series victories over Maryland and College of Charleston and an overall record of 5-2 thanks in large part to a solid pitching staff. Two years ago when the Pirates made a run to the College World Series, they boasted one of the most dynamic offenses in the country only to have pitching fail them with the game on the line. Now with a shored up staff that includes the likes of starters Dustin Sasser and T.J. Hose, who both have a 0.75 ERA in two starts each, along with an experi- enced bullpen, Godwin can comfort- ably send a number of hurlers to the mound in the clutch, something the Pirates arguably lacked in years past. That isn't to say the Pirates' offense is less than formidable. ECU is hitting over .300 as a team and while they may be absent home run threats up and down the lineup, the Pirates are talented enough to light up the score- board, as evidenced by a 19-5 rout against Duke on Tuesday. ECU has a nice blend of veteran leadership and youth as seniors Jay Mattox, Jake Smith and Adam Witter have been hot at the plate. Mattox leads the team with a .429 batting average and Smith and Witter are hitting well over .300 with a homer each. Smith has a team high nine RBI. We're only weeks into the season, but so far it seems ECU is back on track to make a run deep into the post season with a complete squad, both offen- sively and defensively. 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"Our View" is the opinion of the editorial board and is written by editorial board members. 7EC welcomes letters to the editor which are limited to 250 words (which may be edited for decency or brevity). We reserve the right to edit or reject letters and all letters must be signed and include a telephone number Letters may be sent via e-mail to editor fa theeastcaroliniaacom or to The East Carolinian, SelfHelp Building, Greenville, NC 27858- 4353. Call 252-328-9238 for more Information. One copy of TEC is free, each additional copy Is $1. Pirate Rant Opinion Columnist System works in Haiti but U.S. doesn't like it Foreign election showcases hypocrisy of the Bush administration GARY MCCABE BITTER BOULEVARD In my mind, there are two kinds of countries that make up this world we live in: brand name countries and generic countries. The brand name countries of the world are pretty obvious. Let's just say that if the planet Earth were one giant clothing store, the brand name countries would be the clothes in the storefront window, showing those who walk past the very best the store has to offer. These countries are rich, power- ful and immensely successful. The Republic of Haiti is clearly the latter kind of country. To put it bluntly, if the United States is the Armani suit of the world, Haiti is little more than a soiled pair of purple sweatpants in a dumpster behind K-Mart. Destitute and rife with gang warfare, Haiti has been on the verge on anarchy for years. The past two years have been especially difficult, following a 2004 political coup d'etat which unseated Haiti's elected leader, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Although the rebellion was a clear attack on democracy, the Bush administration was ambiguous in their response, publicly denouncing the actions of the rebels (the Haitian elite) while somewhat suggesting that Aristide's removal may actually be the first steps toward stabil- ity in the nation. It should also be pointed out that the United States had no problem interject- ing itself into the rebellion that brought Aristide to power in 1994. So as you can imagine, it's not often that good news actually comes out of what has become the most impoverished nation in the Western Hemisphere. However, when I opened the paper Feb. 10, that's exactly what I found. The good news was this: Haiti had just run presidential elections and early electoral results showed that candidate Rene Preval was poised to win the contest. The significance of Preval's impending win was tied to whom he represented, the nation's overwhelming major- ity of Haiti's 8.5 million people living in extreme poverty. Preval ran for office on a very ambitious platform, call- ing for public schools, increased foreign investments, the use of negotiations rather than force to end gang warfare and a complete overhaul of the nation's flawed government. In a magnanimous gesture, Preval even pledged to appoint a prime minister from whichever political party won control of Parliament in this year's elections knowing perfectly well that it would not be his own. On paper, Preval certainly seems to be the perfect leader for Haiti at this point in time. As President Bush might say, he's a "uniter not a "divider He has clear goals for the nation and if successful, Haiti could very well make some positive strides and eventually be in a position to crawl out of that metaphorical dumpster behind K-Mart. So if this is such a positive event for Haiti, why has the United States done everything in its power to keep Preval from actually taking office? I won't go so far as to say that the United States was responsible for Aristide's removal in 2004 - enough Haitians have said it that it's almost unnecessary. Besides, that's all in the past. It's quite clear that the traditional Haitian elite who took control in 2004 - later put under the control of a U.Sinstalled interim government - attempted to rig this election. I'm not just speculating either. Patrick Fequiere, a member of Haiti's election council, said it himself. When Preval came up short of the 50 percent vote needed for an instant victory, the council voted him in anyway to avoid the backlash that would surely come from a subsequent run-off, which could very well rob Preval of his victory. "We had to do something said Fequiere. "We could have just told Preval he got 48.76 per- cent, but when he contests the results, all of this mess is going to come out - the blank votes, the missing votes Even after his confirmation, President Bush and his adminis- tration are insisting that Preval share power with the traditional elite after begrudgingly accepting him as Haiti's presidential-elect. Share power? If that's the way the world is supposed to handle dis- puted elections, Al Gore would be co-president right now and we'd probably all be better off. So to answer my earlier ques- tion, the United States govern- ment doesn't want Preval in office simply because the United States is better off having Hai- tians starving to death and kill- ing each other. What does the United States have to gain from a strong, independent Haiti when a country run by like-minded elites is so much easier to manipulate? They don't care about Haiti or any other country, for that matter. Maybe if the Bush admin- istration were up front about that attitude, it would be a bit easier to swallow. Instead, our government runs around the world pretending to be this high-minded nation that wants to "liberate the oppressed" and "spread democracy" - only we've seen too many times what hap- pens to those oppressed peoples when they democratically elect someone who doesn't suit the U.S. government's agenda. The United States have been telling the Palestinians to con- duct democratic elections for years now. Earlier this year, the Palestinians held the elec- tions and voted in candidates representing the terrorist group Hamas. How do you think President Bush felt the day after those elec- tions? Do you honestly believe he was sitting the Oval Office thinking, "I sure am glad we brought democracy to the Pal- estinians Or do you think he's on the phone to Cheney asking, "What the hell are we going to do about this?" The United States is obviously one brand name country that will not be satisfied until they have a monopoly on the entire world and seemingly will do anything to reach that end, But is that such a good thing? In My Opinion (KRT) If unmarried women turned out in force for elections, they could shape the results. But they don't. It's a tantalizing problem, especially for Democrats, whom unmarried women tend to favor. If the 20 million who didn't vote in 2004 had turned out, John Kerry would be in the White House, based on fig- ures released Wednesday by a liberal get-out-the-vote group that specializes in women. If they'd even turned out at the same rate as married women, Kerry probably would've won. Unmarried women are "by far the most Democratic base, except for African-Americans said Dem- ocratic pollster Stanley Green- berg, the chief executive officer of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, which conducted the survey. "We ought to be looking at this" as a political opportunity, he added. About 54 million women in America aren't married, nearly half of all voting-age women, according to Greenberg. His survey, sponsored by the "Wom- en's Voices. Women Vote. Action Fund explored the reasons that 20 million single women elected not to vote in 2004. Greenberg concluded from a survey of 1,509 unmarried women that they: -Are more likely than unmar- ried men to think that politics is too complicated to understand. -Doubt that their votes would make a difference. -Worry most about the war in Iraq, followed by health care, then the economy and jobs. -Earn much less than men or married women. Half of unmar- ried women are in households that earn less than $30,000 a year, about twice the fraction of married women. -Disapprove of President Bush by a 2-to-l ratio. -Move more often than mar- ried women and are less likely to own their homes. -Ignore mainstream media, so they're harder to reach through TV ads. -Respond better to political ads that are framed in terms of issues and facts than to negative ads or ads that stress political party identity. "They just sort of feel unin- formed and not politically pow- erful said Greenberg's daughter, Anna, the vice president of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and a researcher for the study. "So they don't want to participate The ranks of unmarried women are growing faster than most other groups because women today wait longer before marry- ing for the first time and remain unmarried longer after divorce. They also are more likely to live with their partners before marry- ing and to live with them longer. African-American women often are unmarried partly because they find it difficult to marry outside their race. Due to high mortality and incarceration rates, there are 86 African-Ameri- can men for every 100 women, said Avis Jones-DeWeever, a researcher for the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a nonprofit that studies income security for women. Low wages for single women make them feel marginalized, she added. "Unmarried wome'n don't vote because the government doesn't pay attention to them Stanley Greenberg said the findings snowed the potential for recruiting unmarried women to vote. To get through to a group that shuns mainstream media, he suggested using cell phones, e-mails and door-to-door cam- paigns, especially in swing states or districts in which the vote is likely to be close. Too many of you people try to be Dr. Phil. You should just settle your disputes with a fight instead of arguing back and forth through Pirate Rant. lack Johnson did the Curious George soundtrack. That rocks so much! We should get him to come play here! Forget Kanye! OMG! This is college, not kindergarten! The barely there "snow" was not an adverse weather condition. It was a minor inconvenience maybe. If you want to know the weather, get up five minutes early and watch the Weather Channel, local news or (dare I say it?) stick your head outside. If it's cold or snow is on the ground, wear appropriate clothing. Do not depend on ECU or anyone else to have to baby-sit you and tell you what it's like outside! Grow up. If there was considerable accumulation, ECU would have cancelled classes because of hazardous j conditions, which was not the case. Winter: If you're not going to snow and close 1 things, then you need to leave! ; To the person who ranted about "Fraggle Rock yes, "Fraggle Rock" was a great show indeed. Kind of like Coldstone is great, but only in puppet form. Vixen, girl, you need some serious help. Please stop wasting TEC space to cry and moan about breaking up. You did it because you wanted to dive it up and party, etc. Fate? Please. That's just your way of trying to justify your stupidity. My roommate is a hippie and yeah, all the ste- reotypes are true. My friend (probably in third trimester) has been craving a pastrami sandwich. Why is it so hard for a pregnant woman to get the sandwich she craves? Shhh! Don't blow our cover! We Southerners aren't idiots you know. A little snow, get out of school and off work! What's so wrong with that? We do the same thing with hurricanes. (Note: Earlier this year, we've had rain showers worse I than that thing!) We know what we're doing! i Don't you hate it when people support sports j teams from a city that they nave absolutely no i connection to? I don't care if you hate it or not. I hate it, and I'm telling you. The "loan a book" program as you call it is one little "perk" for staff and faculty and their kids attending ECU. Give us state employees a break! Have you seen our paychecks? Sucking up to the professor is the best thing I have going for me in one of my classes. I mean, doing it last semester got me an A when every- one else got Bs and Cs. Why stop now? To the guy in the yelloworange hoodie singing "Baby ILove Your Way" in Wright on Wednes- day around 10 a.m you are beautiful. That is my favorite song and you made shopping for a bagel and a diet Pepsi so enjoyable. Hope to see you in there again soon! We fired Bill Herrion for this? Good talent horrible coaching ECU Basketball. It's not North Carolina that smells bad, it's just you. About the "Our Confederate Dead" monument: I've grown up in Greenville, and my family has always been southern. Almost all the men in my family at the time if the Civil War fought for the Confederacy, and many died. That statue means a lot to me. And remember, the winners get to write the history books! The Civil War was not about slavery. The issue of slavery was kind of the popularity booster toward the end of the war. Those men gave their lives for freedom. Some of us do feel an enormous pressure to go Greek. I hate Greek life and I've almost joined two frats this semester. Peer pressure exists in college too! Why does the brewed coffee at Java City taste like bitter swill? Seriously, my cat can Drew a better cup of coffee! I pulled up to the house about seven or eight and I yelled to the cabbie "Yo, homes, smell 'ya lata Looked at my kingdom, I was finally there, to sit on my throne, as the prince of Bel- Air. Sorry, I just needed to let that out. So my sorority says it's all about sisterhood, but then they go around talking about each other every chance they get? I just don't understand. What happened to the gentlemen at ECU? I would for once just love to go out on a date and have a guy treat me like I am a princess. My friend thinks he was a cockroach in another life and earlier today I killed a cockroach that was in our pantry, and he's giving me the "silent treatment because he thinks that I killed his great aunt. If you are a guy out there and have anything at all going on with a special lady friend, quit play- ing games, grow some balls and let her know how you feel or at least what you want out of it - even if you are just in it for getting some At least tell her so she doesn't waste her time. To my roommate who obviously doesn't realize the reason why our heating bill is so high: it is because of you making the thermostat cooler when you "get hot at night" or making it warmer because your little precious "feet are cold Take off your sleep pants or put on some socks! How can people sleep with their socks on? Is it normal to be 20 years old and have a few stray grey hairs and already have extremely wrinkled skin? Why are there girls working out in the Rec Center with makeup on? I am definitely not going to be interested when I look at your sweaty towel with mascara and foundation all over it. Editor's Note: The Pirate Rant is an anonymous way for students and staff in the ECU community to voke thetr opinions. Submissions can be submitted anonymously online at www.thceastcatuilnlan.com, or e-mailed to edltorVtheeastcarotinlan. com. The editor reserves the right to edit opinions for content and brevity. 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Comedian Alexandra McHale Wednesday, Feb 23 rd @ 8pm In Mendenhall's Multipurpose Room This rising entertainer has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn and on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. "Sfgl spectrum! Bingo Wednesday, March I st @ 9pm In Mendenhall's Destination 360 $500 in prize money will be up for grabs. UPILl ultural Questions? Call 328-4715 Visit www.ecu.edustudentunion Email STUDENTUNION@ECU.EDU Is Georgia on your mind? Atlanta Tri Tuesday, March 14thSunday, March 19th, Tickets start at150 Purchase a ticket at Mendenhall's Central Ticket Office or for more information call 328-4715. kHlSlORY ofMehce Thu Feb 23rd @ 9:30pm Fri Feb 24th @ 7pm & Midnight Sat Feb 25th @ 9:30pm Sun Feb 26th @ 7pm RAGEA6 THE EAST CAROLINIAN NEWS 2-23-06 NAHB from page A1 Teams are comprised of dedicated students and faculty coaches. Each team is given plans, specifications, HOA doc- uments and other pertinent documents from a real-world project that has been recently completed or is under construc- tion. Over approximately six weeks, teams prepare written proposal packages that are submitted to a panel of construction industry judges. The proposal is com- prised of estimates, schedules, financials, marketing research, marketing plans and many other components. The written proposal com- prises 80 percent of each team's score. The remaining 20 percent comes from the team's oral pre- sentation at the International Builders Show. At the presentation portion of the competition each team is allowed to present for IS minutes. Then the judges question the team members for 10 minutes. Each team member is expected to be fully knowledgeable of all aspects of the project and the proposal. After the conclusion of team presentations, the NAHB Student Chapters Awards Ceremony is held. This is when teams learn the results of a near six-month effort. Following the ceremony, the teams are treated to the NAHB Student Chapters Awards Reception. "Being in the competition, I feel like I received a better understanding of how everything comes together to complete a land acquisition package said Aubrey B. Taylor, a 2005 team member and ECU graduate of May 2005. "Everything from market- ing research to estimating land development and construction r costs to creating an exit strategy and maintaining even flow. Having to participate in all the tasks involved, in the competi- tion helped to tie all my classes from school together into one 'capstone' course. 1 also received a better understanding of how the land development process works Taylor is now a Field Manager for Centex Homes in their Myrtle Beach Division. Participation in the competition is an excellent avenue for students to obtain internships and jobs from industry leading residential con- struction companies. There is a job fair held in conjunction with the International Builders Show. Some students receive invita- tions to exclusive events held by employers. Many students make contacts that lead to future job offers, while others leave the job fair with firm offers. This year, the team is comprised of 10 students representing a cross-section of its Construction Management student body. This cross-section reflects thediversity of thecampus and the workplace. Some are tra- ditional students, while others are non-traditional students with job experience who are formalizing their education or retraining to change careers after being displaced. The 2006 ECU Competition Team included Steven Beatty, Raymond Garris, Matthew Hill, Tia Hudson, Grant Lockhart, John "Baxter" Matthews, Jeremy Morrison, John Rappoport, Andrew Rowley and Scott Seaman. The 2006 Presentation Team members were Steven Beatty, Raymond Garris, Matthew Hill, Jeremy Morrison, John Rappo- port and Andrew Rowley. Donna Hollar, a member of the faculty of the Department of Construction Management, functions as the Competition Team Coach. There are nearly 600 stu- dents enrolled in Construction Management. These students are working to obtain a Bach- elor of Science in Construction Management. Many also obtain a minor in Business Admin- istration. The degree empha- sizes commercial and general construction. However, about 40 percent of ECU's graduates enter the residential construc- tion sector. The trend toward residen- tial construction is increas- ing. Because of this, the department is in the process of adding a residential construc- tion track to its curriculum. The department also intends to add a heavy construction track in the future. The 2006 team wishes to acknowledge the support of many individuals and companies who assisted in making participation possible. Special recognition goes to our financial sponsors: East Carolina Construction Associa- tion, KB Home, Raleigh Division and Professional Construction Estimators Association Coastal Plains Chapter. If you are seeking some highly qualified employees, contact the Construction Management Department. "We now have first-name relationships with key members of the industry and these persons know that ECU is going to be a long-term partner in developing tomorrow's residential profes- sionals said Hollar. This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian. com. ART. ASK FOR MORE. For more information about the important? of arts nlm-ation, plenae contact www AmericansForTho Arts.org. AMERICANS "ARTS MADNFS9I fc- J US. Cellular Pregnant and scared? You have options. OUR CENTER OFFERS FREE PREGNANCY TESTS Information on your choices " . Ihi ib II . 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Live. Summer School 2006 2-23-06 Arts&E Page B1 features@theeastcarollnian.com 252.328.6366 CAROLYN SCANDURA Features Editor KRISTIN MURNANE Assistant Features Editor THURSDAY February 23, 2006 Campus Confessions: I have mastered the art of sleeping with my eyes open, so if you see me staring Into space during class dont bother me, I'm sleeping. I've taken two exams this semester when I was still a little drunk from the night before, and I did better on both of them than any others. Is it bad that I could care less about the stupid winter Olympics? I like to smell the underside of my nail because it always smells weird if my nail is long. I hate my roommate because he is part of my race and he is a self-hater. When my roommate goes home for the weekend, I wear her clothes and hang them back in her closet without washing them. I dream about making out with my lab partner on one of the lab tables. He's kind of dorky, but in a sexy Clark KentSuperman sort of way. I have been having a sexual relationship with an instructor. I make a big deal about being lactose intolerant, but I am not. I grew out of that allergy a decade ago. I'd like to mandate that everyone who still thinks It's funny to scream out trademark UP Jon phrases should have steel plates bolted to their mouth, Beetlejuice style. Seriously, the horse is dead. I am terribly ashamed to take a poo in a public bathroom. I mean, the toilets are there, but the entire nature of handling your business makes it somewhat undesirable to expose passing strangers to. After all, if you happen to venture Into a public bathroom, you might know what someone's fecal matter smells like before you even know their name. That's just not right. I am totally incapable of seeing the difference between Kentucky and Tennessee. They're the same state, right? I signed the roll for my roommate in ethics class. I go the men's restroom when the line is too long for the girls' restroom. Due to the anonymous nature ot the Campus Confessions, theauthenticftyofthe Campus Confessions cannot be verified by The East Carolinian Staff. Recipe: Chocolate Rlcotta Pie 1 12 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cornmeal 34 cup pine nuts, plus 34 cup, toasted (about 8 ounces in total) 14 cup sugar, plus 34 cup Pinch salt 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly 12 cup water 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (about 1 13 cups) 34 cup ricotta cheese 3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 1 large egg 3 large egg yolks Blend the flour, cornmeal, 34 cup pine nuts, 14 cup sugar and salt in a food processor until finely ground. Add the butter and pulse, just until the dough forms. Press the dough over the bottom and about 2 inches up the sides of an 11-inch-diameter tart pan with a removable bottom. Refrigerate until the dough is firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the tart dough with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake the tart shell In the lower third of the oven until just set, about 25 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and pie weights. Bake the shell until golden, about 10 minutes longer. Cool completely. Combine the remaining 34 cup of sugar with 12 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Cool the sugar syrup slightly. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate over very softly simmering water. Pulse the ricotta cheese and cream cheese in a food processor until smooth. Add the egg and egg yolks, one at a time, and process until smooth. Add the melted chocolate and process until combined. With the machine running, add the sugar syrup in a thin steady stream and process until smooth. Pour the custard into the tart shell and bake until the filling is almost set, about 30 minutes or until the custard has set. Scatter the remaining 34 cup toasted pine nuts on top of the filling. Let the tart cool completely before serving. The tart can be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to three days. Return the tart to room temperature before serving. 'Date Movie' proves to be just that Collection of parodies is sure to please SCOTTY WILLIAMS SENIOR WRITER First off, let's all thank the Wayans brothers for bringing us Scary Movie, the franchise that has so far squeezed out three movies worth of poking fun. Actually, Scary Movie has a fourth installment in post production. Until recently, how- ever, this franchise was thenly notable dip into the spoof pool, an aberration in Hollywood. Now we might have a justifi- able genre on our hands. Date Movie is a spoof of epic proportions. It's clear from the trailer that you're coming to see a movie that makes fun of other current movies. The pleasant surprise of this movie is that even though you enter expect- ing low-brow toilet humor, you get something much more. The draw of spoof-type movies is that they make fun of things with the sort of venom that you would expect to see on the Internet (in the 18-plus cat- egory of course). For a perfect example of the draw, check out the TV show "Family Guy Date Movie has this sort of draw written all over it. Noth- ing is safe from the scripted ire of this movie, from movies to current events to animals? The movie is a parade of laughs from start to finish. The theme of this movie is somewhat generic for the romantic comedy - a woman deeply desires romance and her "prince charming" and seeks to find a man who will see past a few imperfections. There are a few obstacles along the way, and these obsta- cles themselves are the com- bined plots of a few popular date movies like a wacky family (a la My Big Fat Greek Wedding) or neu- rotic parents (Meet the Parents, you got it). Through the course of the movie, the happy couple traverses these obstacles to end up together, happily ever after. The part of this movie you will enjoy is that you come to see current spoofing, but if you're a little older, you will appreciate the spoofing of movies like Pretty Woman. You will be grossed out and it will make you laugh, but you'll also notice some visual humor and higher-order jokes. They're in the movie; you've just got to look for them. I will comment on one prob- lem with this movie. There's a scene where the whole family is at dinner and the humor seems to be dragging. The whole audi- In a dangerous venue, a bridal shop, Julia (Alyson Hannigan) and Andy (Sophie Monk) spoof 'Kill Bill ence is waiting for their next roll moment, the next thing that's going to put them in the aisles in stitches, and what do we get? LIT Jon. The hilarity of the movie at this juncture has been put in the hands of a man who can't put a whole sentence together and whose comedic draw has been exhausted, over- played and beaten to death for months. (Yes, this is a note to all who want to be funny, "yeaaaaaaah and "whaaaaaat!?" just aren't funny anymore. Drop it and let it die.) Other than that, I must say this movie is so funny and is so many different kinds of funny that it's a clinic in laughter. You'd have to take a pencil and paper to the movie with you to ECU student: Her "American Idol" story Sitting down with Jennifer Sieminski KRISTIN MURNANE ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR Jennifer Sieminski used to be your typical ECU student. This blonde-haired New Jersey native is a Communication major and describes herself as a "normal kid But there is something not so normal about this girl, something that the majority of us Pirates will never experience. Sieminski was recently on the number one rated television show "American Idol After a stellar audition at Solider Field in Chicago, Sieminski was invited to travel across the country to the show's Hollywood auditions, taking the next step to "Idol" fame. This is her story. TEC: First, can you take us through the audition process? Sieminski: I first auditioned at Soldier Field. I think the final head count was something around 15,000. Everybody got a ticket when you entered and you had an assigned seat, so you could leave the stadium, but there were people who didn't have money for a hotel overnight. They stayed in the stadium, out- doors, for two days; they had 12 tents on the field with lower level producers. They funnel us down and we sing in groups of four and we go before these judges. I ended up singing "Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Rait and the producers liked it and they said "Can you sing another song?" and I said "sure so I sang "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts. I was the only one in my group to go through. I was prob- ably only like the 40th person to get through that day. So I was pretty psyched because I knew that the next audition was the B 1 W iH -H iB lL H R li ! 1 P' Ik 'Mkv1 Jennifer Sieminski holds her 'Golden Ticket' to the next round. most important. It was in front of the executive producers, Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe. This is where they decide who they want in their top 24. 1 didn't know that at the time, but now I know it, so I went and I waited for hours for these producers and they made us memorize that "Lady Marmalade" song because that was our city's song. TEC: That leads me into another question. I've read online about how you and a few other people had talked about how everything was edited too much and nothing was how it seemed on TV, and that the judges (Randy, Paula and Simon) didn't really see everyone. Is that true? Sieminski: Yes, that's partly true. When we went to the execu- tive producers, only 300 people from the 15,000 got to see them, and I'd say about 200 of them were genuinely bad. The produc- ers know the difference between people who are trying to fake it and people who genuinely think that they are God's great gift. It's sad, because I witnessed this. I tried to teach these kids "Lady Marmalade" and 1 heard them sing. The whole time I was just thinking "these are those people that they're going to parade on TV Funny thing was, Crazy Dave, 1 taught him the song and I'm like "Oh my God, this guy is so bad 1 felt so bad for him. They didn't ask me to sing "Lady Marmalade" because, I then realized, they only had the bad people sing it. TEC: So how did your audition with Simon, Paula and Randy go? Sieminski: Simon was so nice to me. 1 was very surprised. He said "I love you. You're a natural. You know what you want; you know what you're doing. So it's a defi- nite 'yes' for me Paula was like "yeah, great tone but she doesn't like girls, as we all know. So I didn't really pay attention to her. It was actually Randy who didn't like me. He was like "yeah, that was good dawg; it didn't blow me away, but good audition They were unanimous on send- ing me through, so I was excited. TEC: Well then, can you walk us through the Hollywood audi- tions? Sieminski: I got there and the first night we had an orientation where we were told that we can't have personal web pages and we can't have stuff about us online singing. You can't do this, you can't do that. Anyway, they had given us two weeks in between the Chicago audition and Hol- lywood, and we had a list of 12 songs to pick from for the first round. I was thrilled because "Bless the Broken Road" was on there, so 1 didn't have to learn a new song so I just wanted to stick with what 1 knew. I was going to be safe. Our calls were at 7:30 in the morning. The first day, they had group one audition, which was Las Vegas auditions, Austin auditions. I was thrilled I wasn't on day one. I had a day to relax. So we went on a field trip and we went to the Hollywood Bowl, the Santa Monica Pier, the Hol- lywood Walk of Fame and the Kodak Theatre, where the finale is held. When I auditioned, my number was 72 and there were 75 people auditioning that day, so I was at the very end and luckily, I moved on from that point. So here's where things start to fall apart. Auditions ended that day around 11:30 p.m. and we were exhausted. I just wanted to go to sleep, but no we have to get into groups of three or four. My group consisted of myself, the oh-so-humble Katherine McPhee and Crystal Stark. We picked "I Can't Help Myself" (sugarpie honeybunch), and we picked it because it had easy words and we knew the melody. It's now 11:30 see IDOL page B2 Fiery Furnaces live at Cat's Cradle Matt Friedberger discusses tea, choirs and music JOHN BOSCO STAFF WRITER For those out of the loop, the Fiery Furnaces are the brother sister duo of Matt and Eleanor Friedberger. It wouldn't be a stretch to say they're one of the most critically acclaimed and highly praised rock bands play- ing today. Last year, their two releases, EP and Rehearsing My Choir, made them the only art- ists on the College Music journal's year-end chart with multiple records, at numbers 22 and 191, respectively. With two red cats stamped on my hands (the mark of being under 21 at the Cat's Cradle), a digital camera and a spot to sit close to the stage against a graf- fiti-tagged wall, I was ready for the show to start. Eleanor Friedberger, the main vocalist, showed up on stage in an all white outfit with a very ener- Band members playing at Cat's Cradle on Saturday, Feb. 13. getic start to the show. The man behind the music, Matt Fried- berger, was playing only guitar this time around (no keyboards like on the albums), and a bass- ist and drummer who were both very impressive backed them. The mood was established early with the familiar tune "Asthma Attack" and an impres- sive up tempo version of "Straight Street" before diving into songs from their newest record, Rehears- ing My Choir. It was in those songs that the Furnaces were most remarkable. Album versions of the songs fea- ture their grandmother on vocals alongside Eleanor and are accom- panied by pianos and synthesiz- ers; live, however, the mood was much more rock 'n' roll. Matt showcased a bluesrock guitar approach that has been relatively sparse since their first release, Gallowsbird's Bark. Guitar solos were thrown left and right, and rhythmically, the beats were tight and exciting. Eleanor's vocals were virtually flawless and her delivery of lines like, "Zap-Zapped by the zombie in the two-door Dodge" were a treat to watch. The crowd seemed to be very into it and the atmosphere was attentive yet relaxed. Overall, the set was extraordinary and the encore was wonderful. While the show wasn't the pyrotechnic phenomenon that is a Kiss show, it wasn't sup- posed to be. They proved that they have even more depth than their albums show and bring something more to the table live than just carbon copies of their songs. Luckily, I was able to talk to Matt Friedberger on see FURNACES page B3 keep track of every movie, TV show and current event that gets spoofed in the entire run- ning time, but you won't care, you'll be laughing too hard to really notice. Grade: A This writer can be contacted at feaWres@theeastcarolinian.com. Washington D.C Playground of 'punks' Fast, loud, strange looking musicians MARK ROMANO STAFF WRITER The word "punk" carries many connotations - most people associate the word with trouble causing teens with black leather jackets and Mohawks. Well, that's pretty much right, but it's what bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat (from which Fugazi later evolved) contributed to the world of music: freedom. Punk was born, evolved and perpetuated in America, and the people who created it wanted nothing to do with what every- one else was doing. Punk, for those of you unfamiliar with it, is basically really fast and loud guitar driven rock music, but that's barely scratching the sur- face and undermining the huge influence that punk had in the late 1970s and on future genera- tions of rock music. Punk has its roots in later clas- sic rock acts such as Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop, who pushed the limits of stage performance and began playing faster and more intense rock music, straying away from formulaic and osten- tatious hair metal. In 1976, The Ramones from New York released the first punk album that really attracted widespread attention and marked the beginning of punk popularity. Punk had been brewing in L.A New York and especially Washington, D.C for years in small nightclubs, such as the still popular 911 Club in D.C. Punk musicians nd followers had a great sense of independence, cre- ating almost a brotherly attitude toward the D.C. scene, which became known as harDCore, and setting themselves apart with spike studded leather jackets, Mohawks, makeup and body piercings. What better place for punk to emerge than the capital of 'the land of the free"? The do-it- yourself, independent attitude kept punk alive. By not giving into major record labels that would overcharge for records and tickets, punk bands were self sufficient and proud. They cared see PUNK page B3 PAGE B2 THE EAST CAROLINIAN FEATURES2-23-06 2-23-oe Idol from page B1 and the last thing we wanted to do was sing more. At this point, I started to break down. I was so tired and this was so stressful it was 2:30 in the morning before they let us go back to the hotel and then 7:30 call, everyone was a bit tired and it was a little rough. The group day went well. We got group 22, and we had plenty of time to practice. We did well, and guess who forgot .ill the words? Katherine but that was the toughest part, the group part. Anyway, around 3 a.m. they made us pick from 95 songs, and my first audition song was on that list too. So I was just like "why bother learning a new song and killing myself over it? I'll just sing 'Something to Talk About I did really well. I got great feedback. I never got a negative remark from the judges. That's why I was so confused when I was put in the room with the soon to be eliminated contestants), and I looked around before the judges) even came in there and 1 knew I was cut. I just knew it. I wanted to be in Ace's room TEC: Speaking of which, who were the hottest guys there? Sieminski: I'm in love with Ace. I picked him from the beginning to win. He didn't sound very good on the Denver audition when they showed him, but he was amazing in Hollywood. TEC: How do you feel about the Brittenum twins? Are they really as obnoxious as they came off as on TV? Sieminski: Yes, even more so. We hated them. Everyone was like, "I can't stand them They were very obnoxious and it was not surprising that they were held on forgery and theft. TEC: Most important question of all. Is Ryan Seacrest as corny off camera as he is on camera? Sieminski: 'laughs No. I had a chance to talk to Ryan a lot. He's an extremely nice guy, very down to earth, not corny at all. He's a cool guy, he's nice. He interacted with the contestants. I liked him a lot. TEC: Has anyone ever recognized you from the show? Sieminski: Yes. Last night when 1 was working at Chico's these girls were talking to the waiter and the waiter came up to me and was like "those girls think they know you. They saw you on 'American Idol' last night laughs Some girl on the bus the other day asked me if I was on there. TEC: What advice do you have for anyone interested in audition- ing for the show? Sieminski: Go in there with an open mind and be ready for any- thing. Know that it's a hit or miss thing. You don't know what the producers are looking for. They have a preconceived thing that they're looking for every season before you get there. If you don't make it past that first round, don't give up. It's not you, it's them. It's a very difficult process; people always ask me if I'd do it again and it's a long exhausting process. You have to have a very strong passion for this business. 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The last time I saw you, about a year ago, you played a lot more key- board and the bassist was play- ing a synthesizer, so it was sort of a different feel. Is there any reason you're not playing any keyboard? Furnaces: No big reasons. It's a way to make it a different expe- rience. We're sort of in-between records, I mean even though Rehearsing My Choir isn't that old, we're in-between that and Bitter Tea. It seemed more appropriate to me to just play guitar. TEC: Is Bitter Tea going to be more guitar-based like what you're doing with the guitar live, or is that just something you're doing on tour? Furnaces: Oh no, it's all key- boards, a lot of pianos, organs and synthesizers. Well, some guitar, but heavier on the others. TEC: Similar to what you did on Rehearsing My Choir? Furnaces: This record has drums and drum machines, unlike Rehearsing My Choir. And the songs have choruses and it's not really narration like the last album was, but more songs with repeating choruses, the same lyrics and what not. Does that make sense? TEC: Yeah, definitely. Did you know when you were record- ing Rehearsing My Choir that the versions you were going to be playing live were going to be so different than the way they were in the studio? They seem much more consciously rock. Furnaces: Live, you have the drums so it's natural to make them louder. You know, we try to make them into rock songs. I thought that would be fun. Live, there are drums and no Grand- mother, so you've got those dif- ferences and so that was fun to change them live. TEC: When you sit down to write a song, what are your personal goals? Is it to write something people will like or something they'll think is weird or unique? Furnaces: (laughs! I think you just have to try to feel fulfilled, personally. It's not like writing for a goal, but you just have to try to satisfy yourself. So, no I don't write for someone to listen and think it's good or bad, but just that it is for me, if that makes sense. TEC: This summer you have some solo albums coming out; are they going to be a lot different from the music you write for the Fiery Furnaces or is it similar? Furnaces: To me, they sound completely different because I wound up singing. One record is all songs and one record is a story record. On the story one I sort of have this ghost language which is something that happened because I wanted an excuse to use a lot of backwards vocals laughs). It's more like Rehearsing My Choir in that there's a story but no nar- rating. The other is just songs. It's a much louder rock record. TEC: Finally, I guess I was just wondering if the band name, The Fiery Furnaces, comes from the Bob Dylan song "Jokerman Furnaces: Oh "Jokerman No, the name comes from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I was watching and the dad says he's going to put the car in the Fiery Furnace, and 1 knew it was a biblical reference. The idea of fire and brimstone I just thought sort of just fit for a rock band, plus my last name is Friedberger and there are two of us in the band so you have the two Fs. And the plural of Furnace just when you say it seems sort of hard and tongue-twisting. Stay tuned to TEC and WZMB for more information about any upcoming shows from The Fiery Furnaces. Grade: A This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. Punk from page B1 about their fans and remembered the times when they were in the crowd, paying for tickets and albums. Punk itself has carried dif- ferent themes through different bands: some were anti-establish- ment, some were anti-drug, and many focused on the problems of the young performers' lives, which allowed them to connect with a large group of young adults in the area. Whatever message they carried, it was a high energy expression of life, often focusing on being tired of a repressive government and the toils of life, but in a completely proactive way. Songs typically lasted two to three minutes, since they were played so fervently, and also reflected the attitude of the scene in the sense that they wanted to get things done as loud, fast and straightforward as they could. Punk would later fizzle out in the late 1980s and become a huge influence on grunge and later rock music. Punk has had a series of submissions and revivals in the music world, most recently resurfacing in an unfortunately mainstream form. Punk bands from D.C. embraced their vision, and unlike many political and social move- ments, they focused on the fact that they have already become outspoken social rebels and gained a massive following that is still predominant today. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. 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(29 ECU FacultyStall, $15 Youth. (10 ECU Students. All tickets at the door (30. ECU 1 Cards required at show tor student-priced tickets. Guest ot student must attend Kith student. Discount may not apply to non-lee payinf students. Group retes available. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY it 6-) SPOR 2-23-0 Page B4 sports@theeastcarolinlan.com 252.328.6366 TONY ZOPPO Sports Editor BRANDON HUGHES Assistant Sports Editor THURSDAY February 23, 2006 Keith LeClair Classic 2006 In-state rivals NCSU, UNC-W come to Greenville BRENT WYNNE SENIOR WRITER ECU will host the third annual Keith LeClair Classic beginning Friday morning, as teams pay tribute to the man who put ECU baseball on the map and in the minds of people throughout the country. While LeClair continues his fight with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), the Pirates and five other teams will hopefully give the former skipper the best three days he's had in quite some time. The Diamond Bucs welcome opponents Penn State, UNC- Wilmington and Virginia Tech, as well as West Virginia and N.C. State. Teams will play three games against a combination of three of the five other teams in a round robin type format. ECU gets under way Friday at 5 p.m. as they battle Penn State. They will then play UNC-W at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, followed by Virginia Tech Sunday at 1 p.m. The tournament as a whole gets under way bright and early Friday, as the Hokies square off against the Seahawks at 10 a.m. Let's take a look at the Pirates' opponents. PENN STATE: The Nittany Lions don't quite pack the same punch as Joe Paterno's Orange Bowl champs. Penn State opened the 2006 baseball season dropping all three games at perennial power Tulane. The Green Wave domi- nated their inferior opponents 9- 3,12-0 and 9-4.1 wouldn't expect Penn State to put up much of a fight against the Pirates, but noth- ing is a sure thing. With that in mind, here are some players who V could have an impact in Friday's game against ECU. Key Hitters: Lance Thomp- son - the senior outfielder was named the Big Ten Player of the Week after he hit .417 during a three game series against Tulane. Thompson was 5-12 for the set, including a home run, a double and four RBI. The Lion slugger also recorded nine total bases, as well as two runs scored while slugging .750. This is the first time a Penn State hitter has received this honor since Matt Harter did for the week of Feb. 24, 2004. Brian Ernst - In two The Pirates will face off against non-conference rival UNC-Wilmington, along with Virginia Tech and Penn State. " games started, the 5-foot-ll- inch switch hitter was 4-for-8 at the plate, with four total bases and one run scored. He also slugged .500 for the series. As a team, the Nittany Lions only have three players batting over .250 after three games of play. The other one to do this besides Thompson and Ernst was James Spinelli, who only played in one game, going 2-for-2 at the plate. Key Pitchers: Scott Kelley-the freshman right-hander made two relief appearances against the Green Wave. In his two innings of work, he surrendered only one hit and one run. His ERA for the young season is 4.50. Aaron Markowitz - the junior reliever was the workhorse of the staff over the weekend, leading the team in innings pitched with 5.1. In his two appearances, he gave up five hits and three earned runs. He, along with Kelley, may get some work against the Pirates if the Nittany Lion starter is chased early, as has been the case in all three games this season. UNC-WILMINGTON: The Seahawks likely represent ECU's most formidable opponent for the weekend. They bring a 5-1 record to Greenville along with a chip on their shoulder as they had to watch their bitter rivals go to their seventh straight NCAA tournament last season, while they were one of only three teams in the country with 40 or more wins not to make the field of 64. Wilmington absolutely embar- ks rassed Maryland-Eastern Shore in a three game series 19-2,18-0 and S 20-1 before dropping the open- ing game against Wake Forest S 7-9. The Seahawks bounced back against the Deacons, taking the last two games 10-8 and 10-5. Sat- urday afternoon's game against the Pirates could be an offensive exhibition. Here are the key play- ers for UNC-W. Key Hitters: John Raynor - The Colonial Athletic Association named Raynor the Player of the Week after the senior outfielder hit .613 in a three game series against Wake Forest. For the season, Raynor has a six game hitting streak with a .652 batting aver- age and currently ranks second on Wilmington's all-time batting average list with a career .352 average. For the season, Raynor has belted two home runs with nine RBI and seven runs scored. Chris Hatcher - The junior outfielder is batting .619 with one home run, five RBI, four doubles and a team leading 15 runs. Matt Poulk - leads the team in RBI with 11. He is also tied for the team lead with three round trippers. The senior infielder is slugging 1.056 and has scored nine times. Justin Barefoot - Tied with Poulk for team lead in homers with three. The redshirt sopho- more is batting .450 with seven RBI and nine runs scored. Daniel Hargrave (.538,2 HRs, 9 RBI, 1.154 slugging percentage), Steve Halford (.474, HR, 7 RBI) and Jonathan Batts (.300, HR, 8 RBI) are also major contributors to this loaded Wilmington offense. Key Pitchers: Zach Booker - In two starts this season, the junior is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 12.2 innings. Booker has recorded 12 strikeouts, and opponents are hitting .271 against him. Allen Flood - Flood is 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA in two starts. He has only given up five hits in 10.1 innings see LECLAIR page B6 Ten Nagging Questions Gilmore sounds off on hot button sports topics EMC GILMORE SENIOR WRITER First of all, whoever unscrewed my car antenna on Saturday night, I want it back. Do you see me laughing now that my coveted AM dial has been erased, limiting me to two garbage FM choices? No. If it gets returned in its proper place, no questions will be asked. Luckily, digitalwireless tech- nological advances allowed me to still stay informed during a busy sports week. Just think - if Al Gore hadn't invented the Internet, I would have spent all week positioning the aluminum foil covered bunny ears amid plumes of static. Instead, I took a two-hour nap and didn't miss a lick of the Daytona 500. Hal- lelujah DVR. So during a weekend chalked full of Olympic, NASCAR and men's basketball coverage, I found myself perplexed by 10 questions meant for a higher power. Not as in God, but just a reasonable fellow smarter than myself. Five to Ponder What are the chances that the ECU ice hockey team Is a varsity sport in 10 years? Hey, never say never. How- ever, never might be the closest right answer. The days of ECU facing Maine In the Frozen Four are somewhere this side of an eastern North Carolina glacier. I'm on the bandwagon with the next 700 fans packed in Bladez on Ice on Friday, but too many logistical hurdles loom for the upstart squad beginning with the athletic administration. Athletic director Terry Hol- land said in an interview with TEC released Dec. 8 that "since ECU has 19 sports that means we support more sports than other Conference USA schools and more than many of our competitors from BCS conferences with much larger budgets When asked about adding an additional sport, Holland added that "unless someone knows something that I don't know, I believe that until ECU'S athletic budget is comparable to those of schools with 20 or more sports playing Division I-A football, ECU will not add a sport. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Consider the financial ramifications of an already drown- ing financial budge Supplying equipment, possibly converting Minges into an ice rink and adding women's sports or contracting another men's sport to comply with Title IX would be the tip of the Iceberg. 1 know, bad pun. If any sports will be added, why not lacrosse or crew? At least lacrosse with its increasing popularity would draw more fans than a men's or women's tennis match. Tennis channel watchers, the truth hurts. As the sectionals began Tuesday, are the high school basketball playoffs still rel- evant? The national media drooled over the top ranked Oak Hill Academy's 88-74 Saturday win over then-No. 2 North College Hill. Both schools may hand out high school diplomas, but these basketball factories put education a distant second. The premier high school teams recruit from AAU summer squads making public high school basketball almost obsolete. I'm tired of newspapers being saturated about prep athletes being groomed to make qualifying scores on the SAT. In this me-first sports world we live in, how about some team-oriented stories from the state playoffs? Fewer than 10 people probably caught wind of the first round barnburner when a Washington l'am Pack player sank two free throws with 0.05 seconds left to edge Nash Central on Tues- day. That's at least newsworthy. Call me stupid, but does anyone know where Andorra, Liechtenstein or Moldova is? I don't claim myself to be a geographical buff, but I'm no slouch either. I could name my state capitals by the third grade. But watching the theatrical waste of millions that was the Olympic opening ceremonies, I realized that I need to touch up on my map skills. Certainly none of these countries have a chance to medal, but shouldn't it be a prerequisite that American fans have been taught of the country's existence? By the way, what is the difference between Slovenia and Slovakia? And NBC wonders why they can't garner ratings. Either Americans need to dust off their Geosafaris or the IOC needs to provide more extensive entrance requirements. Is SIOnCampus.com crazy , naming UNC among the Tap 10 College Basketball Student Sections? David Letterman and I love top 10 lists. I don't love his, mainly because that dweeby sunglass- wearing fool always spazzes out. Nevertheless, In order of the most raucous crowd to the sedate. Sports Illustrated listed Duke, Illinois, Ken- tucky, Michigan State and Florida In the top five. No arguments there. Rounding out the top ten was Kansas, Rutgers, Washington, Gonzaga and UNC. Cue the funny accented cowboy in disbelief that Pace Picante Sauce was from New York City. Only exchange the New York City with UNC. How on earth has Sam Cas- sell's proclaimed "wine and cheese i. crowd" emerged to become a top 10 student section? It must be a Stuart Scott conspiracy. Appar- ently the writers from Sports see GILMORE page 05 4 On v-l B Pr "Gel into Con BizP e R M Ian Falcon scores one of the Pirates' 14 goals against UNC-Wllmlngton last Friday, but will an ECU tee hockey player ever have the chance to score as a varsity sport? 2-23-06 THE EAST CAROLINIAN SPORTS PAGE B5 6 ONE MONTH Walk-In Customer WelcomeUNLIMITED Ift 7 ") Grwnvilfe Blvd. Acrou from Pizia Inn 931.1147 Evaw Street 353.5400 www.tannbed.con Regularly Priced $49 Expires 3204 CODE 1M39TEC . J Phone 7H-A 1IIlttS Street www.cafeearlbeliiMom Cowing this Thursday Feb 23rd U Steve Hardy's Original Beach Part 8pm - Midnight Ladies In Free Attention ECU Students Want to be a part of the $1.6 Billion energy drink industry? Promote and Sell EnergyFizz! "Get Your Fizz On" and put your profits into maximum overdrive. Contact us about our EnergyFizz Biz Program. energyfizzbiz@getyourfizzon.com Read more about EnergFizzat www.getyourf izzon .com Go Pirates! Reyshawn Terry throws down in the first half against Wake Forest. Professional, Comprehensive EYE EXAMS Mark Jacobs, odra Independent Doctor of Optometry inside Wal-Mart 210 SW Greenville Blvd. 252-355-1613 Hours of Operation Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:00 - 5:00 Sat 9:00 - 2:00 Call for appointments Walk-Ins welcome Most Insurances accepted Bring in this ad for $10 off your next contact lens exam. GillHOre from page B4 Illustrated didn't go 'on campus' very often because this ranking is downright laughable. What about Michigan's Cfisler Arena or Iowa State's sea of red at Hilton Coliseum? How can the U.C. Santa Barbara Guacos' Thunderdome or even the Pit at New Mexico be omit- ted? Heck, Clemson, N.C. State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and for sure Maryland all have better student environments than the Tar Heels. Packing a small fac- tion of students on two risers tucked neatly in one corner doesn't exactly constitute a rabid distraction. Apparently SI didn't have to sit in the Dean Dome rafters where even Tyler Hans- brough looks like an ant. Does SMI need to be spanked again by the NCAA after possibly committing more NCAA violations? The only team to ever suffer the Death Penalty from the NCAA could be in trouble again for committing violations. The only comfort is that this time the basketball team is in trouble instead of the fledgling football team. According to the Dallas Morning News, the NCAA is investigating whether men's Head Coach Jimmy Tubbs com- mitted an NCAA rules violation by accepting money from a relative of one of his players. ; The paper went on to report . that Tubbs is alleged of accept- ing money to pay for meals of j several players. Conveniently, SMU ath-1 letic director Jim Copeland J announced Feb. 2 that he will retire at the end of May. In the meantime, Copeland is taking a medical leave of absence to undergo kidney surgery that will keep from the office for four to six weeks. He let his colleagues know about his surgery via e'mail. Wasn't the Death Penalty incentive enough to walk the straight and narrow? Welcome to C-USA. Forgive us if it makes us wonder whether the recent men's soccer Final Four team was cheating too. Rapid Fire Would I wet myself if Bob Knight yelled at me had he filmed his ISI' reality show "Knight School" at ECU? Thankfully for myself, - my lack of basketball talent would leave me still watching "Knight School" at home. But if for some reason, I started see GILMORE page B6 Have a pet, need free watersewer, and convenient to campus? We have a place for everyone! 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Visit the Student Activities Center, 109 Mendenhall Student Center, to begin this process today! 109 Mendenhall Student Center Phone: 252-328-4796 Fax:252-328-1089 E-mail: studentactivities@ecu.edu Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-9:00pm Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm PAGE B6 THE EAST CAROUNIAN SPORTS 2-23-06 Gilmore from page 85 throwing around a flaming ball a la NBA Jam causing me not to miss, I'd bring another pair of britches just in case. I'd cower like a submissive puppy. When will the SEC over- turn this stupid rule of charg- ing a university $5,000 every time students rush the court? The real question is when the SEC will be good again in basket- ball. Just think that if C-USA had this rule, maybe ECU would save money by not having to pay the green-boated foot soldiers (Event Staff) to guard Minges Coliseum like it's the last stand at the Alamo. What's next, equipping LBwlSlr from page B4 while striking out six. The oppo- sition is only hitting .147 against the sophomore right-hander. Adam Paul - the team's most reliable reliever up to this point. The veteran senior has faced the minimum in 2.2 innings of work and has yet to give up a hit. VIRGINIA TECH: It's hard to get a feel for this team since they have only played two games against a very weak Campbell squad, who they beat comfortably in two games 5-2 and 16-6. The Hokies will be very solid offen- them with riot gear in case anyone goes bonkers and shoots an imaginary 3-pointer? Is a California cult going to perceive the Missouri Valley getting more NCAA tournament bids than the ACC as some sort of sign? I thought analysts were just kidding saying that the ACC is down this year. But having a conference with teams' mas- cots that include the Bluejays, Shockers and Salukis get more tournament bids than the ACC is just downright embar- rassing. I laugh at you ACC. If 2008's college baseball opening date (Feb. 22) was in effect this year, would I still have frozen to death watch- ing ECU baseball in February? Baseball in early February is like curling in mid-May. Playing a spring sport in mid-winter is silly and vice versa. Just think if the players acted on an impulse to lick their aluminum bats. What is the chance that their tongues would be stuck? How awkward would an Adam Witter at-bat be with his mouth frozen to a bat? Since Al Davis and Ricky Williams are both bad at following directions, would an SI marriage dress spread solve their troubles? Oakland Raider Head Coach Art Shell needs a running game. Williams now needs a place to run. Why not form the perfect marriage? Ha. Seriously, a Wil- liamsRandy Moss duo would be a delightful concoction. To complete the triumvirate, what about signing ex-Cowboy and Jet quarterback Quincy Carter? Talk about a potent offense or at the very least, one heckuva hotbox in the huddle. 77js writer can be contacted at sporst@theeastcarolinian.com. Got something to say7 Send us your Pirate Rants! sively and their pitching staff has some bright spots. Sunday's game against Virginia Tech could be a trap game for the Pirates if they don't play their A game. Key Hitters: Bryan Thomas - continuing the trend of Player of the Week awards, Hokie third baseman Bryan Thomas was named the ACC Player of the Week last week for his efforts in the Campbell series. The junior batted .700 in two games, with two home runs and 10 RBI. He also scored four times and is slugging an astonishu 1.400. He drove in a career high seven runs in Virginia Tech's 16-6 win in game two. Thomas led the club last season with a .384 average. Nate Parks - In two games started, Parks was 4-for-8 with a trip and two RBI. He scored five times as well. Sheldon Adams - The senior outfielder was 4-for-10, with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored. Key Pitchers: David Cross - The junior started game one against the Camels and held them at bay, pitching five solid innings. He scattered five hits and gave up just one earned run while striking out four. 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