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The adoption forms are to be filled out by faculty about mid-way through the semester to let the bookstore know which books are in high demand for the upcoming semester and allows them to buy the books back from the students. The bookstores can also find books at cheaper prices than new books by other alternatives such as wholesale book markets if they 1 are given enough time to do so. The deadline for faculty to $ turn in adoption textbook forms is Friday, March 24. Three scholar- a ships will be awarded as an incen- tive to the first three departments with the highest percentage of completion of the forms. Who receives the scholarship within each department is solely at the departments' discretion. Nationwide, only about half of the professors submit their text- book adoption forms in on time. Faculty should keep a few things in mind when considering which books to include on the adoption forms. Wagoner said it's a good idea for the professor to consider which items they are most likely Left: Matt Wagoner weighs the pros and cons of buying textbooks. Above: Textbooks and their pricetags. Below: A breakdown of where a student's textbook dollars go. to use if the book comes in a bundle, if a new edition is abso- lutely needed and to compare costs of the books. The second thing the senate is trying to improve is the textbook reservation form for students. The senate is trying to come up with new ways to get these forms distributed to students besides just going to the book store to pick a copy and they are also trying to find ways to encourage use of the forms to more upperclassmen. According to Wagoner, the bookstore reported that about 1,600 freshmen use the forms as opposed to about 300 upperclassmen. One of the possible things that SGA may have is an aware- ness campaign for faculty and students to promote the knowl- edge about theses forms, accord- ing to Wagoner. submit the textbook reservation forms is August 1. This is impera- tive in having first priority of the used books. One of the options that has been suggested is initiating a textbook rental system. There are about three universities in the UNC system that have this option, but they are phasing out of it, according to Wagoner. A textbook rental system is departments require you to keep a textbook for a minimum of three years. Along with the senate, the Par- ents Council, textbook resolution committee, faculty and staff are involved in improving the cost of textbooks at the university. ECU is a role model for 15 other schools under the UNC system in finding ways to prevent high textbook costs under the The deadline for students to unlikely to work because some Board of Governors. The Board of Governors, as well as ECU, is putting up a Web site to monitor or document the cost of textbook in hopes of reducing prices. Again, faculty members are reminded that the adoption forms are due March 24 and stu- dents must turn in reservation forms by August 1. This writer may be contacted at news&theeastcarolinian. com. Student running for N.C. House of Representatives, N.C. General Assembly JONES Jones makes N.C. history The research is being funded by an $8,000 grant by the NCTM. CLAIRE MURPHY ECU alumna, professor conduct research in mathematics ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Junior political science major Thomas Kyle Jones is running for Representative for district five in the House of Representatives in the N.C. General Assembly. He is a Republican inspired by President Ronald Reagan rather than President Bush. Jones will be turning the required age of 21 in Octo- ber before Election Day. Jones said he finds him- self a qualified candidate for the position because "as a tax- paying, law-abiding citizen of North Carolina, it is my respon- sibility to hold our elected officials accountable for their actions, just like everyone else District five covers Bertie, Gates, Hertford and Kyle Jones' home county of Perquimans. Jones feels that the current representative of district five, Howard Hunter, Jr among others, is over-taxing N.C. citi- zens to make up for over-spend- ing in Raleigh. This is not fair according to Kyle Jones, who really seems to know what he's doing going for this position. "Personally, I believe that my tax dollars could be spent much more wisely, and 1 intend to hold my representative accountable for his decisions to raise taxes and other decisions in the General Assembly that don't represent a majority of his constituency by running against him as the Republican candidate said Jones. Kyle Jones experienced much stress after buying his first piece of real estate at the age of 19, while working pressing hours to maintain it. Since then, he has been curious about where his tax money is actually going. When asked what his plans were to do with this opportunity, Jones said, "to let Representa- tive Hunter know that there's a crowd of his constituency out there that is very dissatisfied with what he's doing. Running for the N.C. House at such a young age will also assist me in getting my name out to the public for future instances that I might seek higher elective office and gaining an experience that few have the priv- ilege of having under their belt The main issue Jones is run- ning on is the "Taxpayers Bill of Rights" saying that, "If we were to enact the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, our government would have to abide by this basic for- mula for every new budget: New Government Spending (for that year), population increase (per- cent) plus inflation (percent) Jones is the youngest person to run for a state office in N.C. history. He is a serious can- didate and would appreciate the support of fellow students. This writer can be reached at news@theeastcarolinian.com. Wal-Mart expansion and health care costs Grant awarded to alumni to continue research KIMBERLY BELLAMY STAFF WRITER ECU alumna Renea Baker was awarded an $8,000 grant to continue research studies on the approach taken by high school Advanced Placement statistics students to solve mathematical probability questions versus middle school statistics students. The grant was awarded by the National Council of Teach- ers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Edward G. Begle Fund. This organization gives grants to full- time teachers of grades K-l 2 who teach mathematics. Baker is collaborating with Robin Rider, assistant professor of mathematics, on research studies Rider initiated while earning her master's degree. Rider's research consists of very similar topics, in which Rider acts as a mentor and Baker acts as an observer accord- ing to Rider. Rider's research looks at the way a college level AP statistics student determines the fairness in a situation where probability is involved, the reasoning they used to determine this and the distribution of probability in that situation. These things are compared to the decisions a middle school student would make in the same situation without the classical and procedural training that a college level student has in prob- ability and statistics. "This research looks at how students estimate theoretical probability from taking empirical trails through computer simula- tions said Rider. An example of this research would be comparing the out- come of the decision that each level student would have when see RESEARCH page A3 The world's largest retailer is the'Colossus' of the business world 1EE SCHWARZ STAFF WRITER Sam Walton died in 1992 of cancer. If you take the sum of the net worth's of Sam Walton's heirs and compare them to the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buf- fett, the two richest men in the world, then you would find that Walton, if he were alive, would dwarf both Gates and Buffett in terms of personal net worth. Wal-Mart was started in 1962 by Walton after success- ful stints with U.S. Army Intel- ligence and Benjamin Franklin department stores. Walton ran the stores so well that his was the top store in his six-state region. By using the profits from this venture, he opened the predecessor to Wal-Mart that was known as Walton's 5&10. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is a colossus of the busi- ness world. In 2005 Wal-Mart had $312 billion in revenue, 80 per- cent of which was earned in the U.S. With plans to open 20 new stores in the China during 2006, Wal-Mart will be on its way to having an equal number of stores in China as it does in the U.S. Wal-Mart currently has 3,700 stores in the United States and 56 in China. It is expected that in the next 20 years, Wal-Mart will have achieved its goal in China. How does Wal-Mart do so well? Wal-Mart does well namely by having a large number of items at low prices, thereby creating countless synergies and econo- mies of scale among its millions of products which lower the over- all inventory cost in its stores, also by having low labor costs and benefits, much to the chagrin of employees too destitute to afford proper medical coverage. The lack of medical benefits is seen by some as having an adverse affect on taxpayers as many of Wal-Mart's 1.3 million employees are low income people who have no hope of covering themselves or their children, thereby put- ting a huge strain on Medicaid. Medical costs are soaring much higher than general infla- tion and most companies are struggling to contain these costs. Wal-Mart's health care bill, which has compounded annually over the last four years, is not $1.5 billion. A lot of debate is going on about whether the employer or the government should cover low-income people. While Wal-Mart is not alone in trying to contain these costs while appeasing critics, two goals which seem to be mutually- exclusive, it does have a higher proportion of uncovered employ- ees. The nation's labor force as a whole has one-third of its mem- bers uncovered; one-half of Wal- Mart's employees are uncovered. The disparity between Wal- Mart's and the nation's work force may be due to the type of work involved. Retail jobs like cashier do not pay really well anywhere and as such are in low demand by more educated people. The good thing is that Wal-Mart provides jobs for these people who other- wise might not have jobs at all. The thought of how much of a strain that would place upon the nation's social systems dwarfs the strain being put upon Medicaid. So it is unfair to blame Wal- Mart for the social problems in the U.S. when other factors such as the total national health expenditures, that increased by 7.7 percent in 2003 which is four times the rate of inflation in 2003, and Wall Street expectations. It should be noted how Wall Street reacted to Costco Whole- sale, a direct competitor that is see BUSINESS page A5 INSIDE I News: A2 I Classifieds: A6 I Opinion: A4 I A&E: Bl I Sports: B7 i i i : Page A2 news@theeastcarolinlan.com 252,328.6366 RACHEL KING News Editor CLAIRE MURPHY Assistant News Editor THURSDAY March 23, 2006 Announcements Yearbook Photos for Seniors Yearbook photos for all upcoming graduates will be held Thursday. May 23 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday, May 24 from 9 a.m. -1 p.m. at Ledonia Wright Cultural Center. Business attire or cap & gown is encouraged, but not required. This is the first Buccaneer to be published in 16 years. For more information on the yearbook, visit buccaneer.ecu.edu or contact Ryan Snyder at 328-9246. Lecture: Thomas Harriot Voyages of Discovery Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Hendrix Auditorium, Mendenhall Student Center. Robert Fox, a history of science professor at Oxford University, will inaugurate ECU'S new "Thomas Harriot Voyages of Discovery" Lecture Series. Contact Denise Miller, Harriot College, at 328- 6249 or e-mail millerd@ecu.edu for more information. ECU Youth Arts Festival 2006 Saturday, April 1 on ECU campus mall from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ECU'S Youth Arts Festival will feature more than 100 visual and performing artists who will share their creative talents with area children. Children will have the opportunity to create art and visit with artists. Featured visual artists will come from surrounding states, North Carolina and from ECU'S School of Art and Design. Contact Dindy Reich at reichd@ecu.edu or 328-5749. or Richard Tichich at tichichr@ecu. edu or 328-5481. Night of the Rising Stars Saturday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. in Greenville Convention Center. A fundraising event featuring cocktails, dinner and performances benefiting the School of Theatre and Dance Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $60 per person with a cash bar. Tickets may be purchased at the School of Theatre and Dance Box Office, by calling 328829 or online at ECUARTS.com. Ticket Required. Contra Dance The ECU Follk and Country Dancers are sponsoring a contra dance Friday, March 24, at the Wilis Building on First and Reade Streets downtown. Beginners lesson at 7:30 p.m. and the contra dance will be from 8 -10:30 p.m. Live, old time and Celtic music will be provided by a string band. Students $3, FASG members $5, public $8. Come and enjoy this smoke and alcohol free event. For more information, contact Michael Cotter at 752-8854. Correction In our article, 'Give to the troops published March 2, we incorrectly identified the sponsoring organization as Gamma Beta Chi. The organization is Gamma Beta Phi. We regret the error. Crime beat Claire Murphy Assistant News Editor A case of assault by pointing a gun and communicating threats was reported on March 9. The assault occurred by the Howell Science Building. The case has been closed by arrest. Larceny was reported at Minges Coliseum. It is under further investigation. A DWI that happened on March 13 was reported and has been cleared by arrest. A misdemeanor larceny at the Athletic Ticket Office was reported March 14 and is under further investigation. Warrant Service at ECU Police Department has been closed and cleared by arrest. A case of DWI, Simple Possession of Marijuana, Open Container in Vehicle and Aid and Abet Underage Possession of Alcohol was reported March 16 and has been closed by arrest. Disorderly conduct In Joyner Library was reported March 17 and is under further investigation. Damage to property in White Hall was reported March 19. The case is under further investigation. News Briefs State Three charged with murder of North Carolina worker In Pa. (AP) - A North Carolina construction worker was kicked to death in a central Pennsylvania motel room by a co-worker and two barroom acquaintances who stole the victim's money and beer, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The body of Doug Stenke, 55, of Concord, N.C was found Sunday morning in a room at the Huntingdon Motor Inn in Smithfield Township, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. His body was discovered about nine hours after police in a neighboring borough arrested Stenke's co-worker, Joseph Causey, 19, fordrunken driving, said Robert Stewart III, the district attorney in Huntingdon County, Pa. Causey acknowledged his role in the robbery and killing, Stewart said. He also implicated the couple, Rebecca Matthews, 23, and Michael John Paul Macias, 24, both of whom are from Huntingdon. All three gave statements to police, Stewart said. Stenfte and Causey worked for Southern Interiors Plus of Lexington, N.C and were doing interior construction work on a new Fashion Bug store near Huntingdon, Pa. Authorities couldn't Immediately confirm Causey's hometown, Stewart said. A woman who answered the phone at Southern Interiors Plus referred questions to the owner, who didn't immediately return a call for comment Tuesday. Causey was arrested while he was driving the wrong way on a one-way street in Stenke's van. He had Stenke's wallet, identification and check card and had blood between his knuckles, Stewart said. Donors testify about contributions to Black's campaign RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A used car salesman denied Tuesday that he contributed to the campaign of House Speaker Jim Black, despite a $1,000 money order bearing his name that ended up in the campaign's account Thomas Crowley of Rockingham testified before the State Board of Elections as it probes possible campaign finance violations tied to the video poker industry. The board is expected to review evidence that people within the video poker industry made anonymous contributions, used cashier checks to make donations or gave corporate money. Crowley said his car lot sits across from a convenience store once owned by Leon Johnson. Crowley said Johnson approached him In 2002 and asked him to sign a petition to keep video poker machines legal in North Carolina. Crowley said he never gave Johnson money for a campaign donation. Johnson no longer runs the store and at least three people who know him testified Tuesday they don't know where he lives. Barbara Gathings of Hamlet said she played video poker at Johnson's store, spending an average of $20 to $25 a month on the game "It's just one of these things that I've done and I've regretted it ever since Gathings said. Going back to 2001, Black, D- Mecklenburg, is the state's largest recipient of donations from the video poker industry, according to Democracy North Carolina. Black is unaware of receiving any illegal contributions from industry members, his lawyer has said. National Nagln says New Orleans has better levees, plans for upcoming hurricane season NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans is better prepared for the upcoming hurricane season because of stronger floodwalls and better evacuation plans since Hurricane Katrina, Mayor Ray Nagin said In an interview Tuesday. "We should be able to sustain another Katrina the mayor said. "If a Category 5 hits us, probably the city will be gone and the levees will still be standing. The work they're doing is just incredible Nagin said of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Residents who note the city survived the worst of the Aug. 29 storm but then was swamped when floodwalls broke, inundating 80 percent of the city with brackish water, have heavily criticized the Corps, which designed and built the city's levees. Many have expressed fear about the condition of the levees as the June 1 start of hurricane season approaches. The mayor said he believes the city can be mostly restored in the next five years. New Orleans officials estimate about 189,000 of the city's roughly 455,000 pre-storm residents have returned, and Nagin said he expects a significant jump in population after the end of the school year, when many families with children enrolled in schools elsewhere can return without disrupting their education. The worst-case scenario is the state creates an incredible bureaucracy to issue this money, everything gets bogged down and bottle-necked and lots of people get frustrated and we kind of limp along at half the population we had he said. On Monday, Nagin endorsed a proposal that would allow all residents to rebuild homes in neighborhoods shattered by the hurricanes. An advisory commission had recommended flooded neighborhoods be replaced with parks and that the city go slow in rebuilding low-lying areas. Academy hearing for cadet facing sex assault charges ends with defense calling no witnesses NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A hearing to determine whether a U.S. Coast Guard Academy football player should be court-martialed on sexual assault charges ended Tuesday with the defense declining to call any witnesses. Coast Guard Cadet Webster M. Smith, 22, has been accused by seven female cadets of misconduct ranging from improper touching to rape between May and November 2005. Five of those cadets testified In secret at the Article 32 hearing, the military equivalent of a grand jury. The defense declined to call any witnesses Tuesday, leaving the case in the hands of Cmdr. Steven Anderson, who will report to the superintendent of the academy, Rear Adm. James C. Van Sice. Van Sice must decide within a week whether to court-martial Smith. "He said, 'Oh please, you wanted it she testified. That's when she said, There is no way in hell I would have wanted to have sex with you last night, even if I was sober Another witness, Coast Guard cadet Jere Cherni, testified that the alleged victim became pregnant and underwent an operation that she felt was immoral. After objections from Smith's attorneys, Cherni was not Europe still beckons students, but many are drawn elsewhere (KRT) Jessica Serrano, a student at the University of Miami, is no stranger to travel. Last summer she backpacked through Europe; in 2004, she studied in New Zealand and Australia. This year, she's going to Southeast Asia, a new destina- tion that she feels would benefit most from her tourist dollars, especially areas damaged by the 2004 tsunami. She isn't the only student you'll see roaming the world. In any foreign country this summer, you're guaranteed to see at least a handful of U.S. students. An easy way to identify them: They'll be carrying maps, English-something dictionaries and seam-split backpacks over- flowing with souvenirs and dirty clothes. For decades, college students have ventured out of the United States for a summer of backpack- ing. Some travel because they seek insight into an unfamiliar culture, others are eager to cel- ebrate summer, graduation or final months of freedom. "It's my last chance said DA Epstein, a senior at Nova South- eastern University. He plans to spend the summer before gradu- ate school in Europe, flying into London and visiting friends in Italy. "The overall trend for col- lege-age students is Europe said Sarah-Jane Wilton, com- munications coordinator at STA Travel, a discount student travel company. Though students tend to gravitate toward traditional European favorites like Britain, Italy and France, travel experts say young people also like to go to places that have been in the public eye. "We saw a huge increase in Athens trips after the summer 2004 Olympics in Athens said Jaimee Shield, a marketing spe- cialist at Contiki, a California- based travel tour company spe- cializing in all-inclusive adven- ture packages for 18-to-35-year- olds. "We are now seeing a hike in our Italian trips because of the Olympics Athletic and other special events tend to attract college students who long to participate as viewers or fans. Nicolette Imam, a Trinidad native studying at Florida Inter- national University, plans to attend the World Cup in Ger- many this summer. "It's very exciting because Trinidad quali- fied for the first time this year she said. Fernando Anzoategui, an FIU student, plans to visit France this summer in hopes of seeing the Tour de France. While special events like the World Cup or the Tour de France are the highlight of the summer for some, others purposefully veer away from locales saturated with media hype. "We just want to surf said Vannia Giacoman, an FIU stu- dent planning a one-week trip with friends to Hawaii. Though tours around the United States and Hawaii are among Contiki's offerings, the company's most popular trip this summer is Western Europe: Italy, France, London, Germany and Austria. "For my college graduation present, I'm asking my parents for a Contiki trip to Europe said Agustina Prigoshin, an FIU stu- dent. "I'd like to visit several places while I'm on that side of the world Prigoshin likes the fact that Contiki trips are all-inclusive, and she won't have to worry about unexpected costs. Prlscilla Caceres took Italian language classes at FIU to prepare for a high school trip she will chaperon to Tuscany and Prague. "I'm infatuated with Italian cul- ture Caceres said. There also seems to be increas- ing interest in travel to more exotic location in the Far East and South America. STA Travel has booked more trips to Machu Picchu and Ecuador this summer than in the past, Wilton said. With more students craving unusual vacation locales, tour companies like Contiki try to cater to these demands, adding new trip options. "People want to travel further east. We have a new trip to Croatia, by popular demand, and our new trip from Berlin to Budapest, also going to Prague and Vienna, is very popular An FIU study-abroad film pro- gram to the Czech Republic is on see EUROPE page A3 permitted to specify the operation. Under cross-examination, Strizki acknowledged that she did not know what happened while Smith and her friend were alone, or the details of their sexual history. Friends said the two had had an on-again, off-again sexual relationship. A Pentagon task force found that hostile attitudes and inappropriate treatment of women also persisted at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and at the Naval Academy. International 100 gunmen storm Iraqi jail, kill police and free fellow Insurgents BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - About 100 masked gunmen stormed a prison near the Iranian border Tuesday, cutting phone wires, freeing all the inmates and leaving behind a scene of devastation and carnage, 20 dead policemen, bumed-out cars and a smoldering jailhouse. At least 10 attackers were killed in the dawn assault on the Muqdadiyah lockup on the eastern fringe of the Sunni Triangle, police said. The raid showed the mostly Sunni militants can still assemble a large force, capable of operating in the region virtually at will, even though U.S. and Iraqi military officials said last year that the area was no longer an insurgent stronghold. In all, 33 prisoners were freed, including 18 insurgents who were detained Sunday during raids by security forces in the nearby villages of Sansal and Arab, police said. It was the capture of those insurgents that apparently prompted Tuesday's attack. The 15 other inmates were a mix of suspected insurgents and common criminals. In an Internet posting Tuesday night, the military wing of the Mujaheddin Shura Council, a militant Sunni Muslim insurgent group, purportedly claimed it carried out the operation. The posting said the group killed "40 policemen, liberated 33 prisoners and captured weapons Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said: "April is fine, but it is necessary that this commitment be kept in order for there to be continued support for the presence of American troops in Iraq However, President Bush said Tuesday that the decision about when to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq will fall to future presidents and Iraqi leaders, suggesting that U.S. involvement will continue at least through 2008. Clinical trial drug caused monkey glands to swell before disastrous human test In Britain LONDON (AP) - The experimental drug that caused convulsions and organ failure in the first humans it was tested on only left monkeys with swollen glands, and there was nothing to predict the disastrous effects on people, the drug company's chief scientist said Tuesday. The medical study on six previously healthy men has raised fresh questions over safety and whether volunteers have enough information to weigh the risks. Two men remained in a coma Tuesday and four others were seriously ill, but improving after participating in the trial last week. "It felt like we stepped into some sort of horror film Raste Khan, one of two men who were given placebos in the trial of TGN1412, a drug to treat leukemia and other ailments, told The Associated Press. David Glover, former chief medical officer at biotech company Cambridge Antibody Technology, said testing drugs like TGN1412 must go on despite the tragedy. "We need to understand the issues we face and look at creative solutions he said. Most Phase 1 trials, in which the drug is tested on humans for the first time, are conducted in industrialized nations. About 350 tests are authorized in Britain each year. Complicated health regulations and the need for sophisticated infrastructure usually prevent such trials from being carried out in developing nations. Phase 2 and 3 trials, in which the drug is tested on patients in need of treatment, take place in poor countries. The procedure for selecting healthy volunteers for Phase 1 trials has caused controversy in Britain. Others say that without offering financial incentives it would be extremely difficult to get subjects to participate in Phase 1 tests. "It's a fine line. How do we attract people to do something for which there is not much reward?" Derbyshire asked. 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Visit YourTlcket2Drtve com. n6S63rCn from page A1 determining whether or not they are rolling a trick dice or a fair dice and figuring out the probability of one number over the other. Rider used previous infor- mation acquired from middle school students and applied it to research she started when work- ing on her master's. Rider taught AP statistics at D.H. Conley High School in Greenville and Baker replaced her position in 2001 when Rider left to pursue her master's degree. When Rider began her research, she used Baker's AP statistics class to do her research. Baker became more involved in the research as it progressed and the two decided to collaborate on the studies. The research has revealed that the AP students who have more training in the subject have greater troubles with not realizing when to apply the principles they have learned and when to just use their common sense reasoning, according to Rider. Baker will receive her grant money and begin research work in May 2006. Her research will compare the outcome of the same situatiorts that Rider is researching of Rider's probability and data class and Baker's AP statistics class. This will be follow-up research involving the same teachers, same classes, same problems and same questions. The difference is the amount of training the students now have and the way the teachers present the subject after their research findings. Rider said that one of the main purposes of this research is to "teach students to use statis- tics and not just do statistics Rider and Baker presented their finding at the North Ameri- can Chapter of the International Group of Psychology of Math- ematics Education conference in Roanoke, Va. The two are attempting to distribute their research findings in other ways as well. They have submitted a research proposal to NCTM for a conference that will be held in Atlanta in April 2007. Baker also has submitted a proposal to the Psychology of Math Education for a conference that will be held in October. This will be information presented by Baker alone. Rider and Baker are also attempting to publish articles in the Mathematic Teacher which will present their ideas to change the curriculum of AP statistics and Mathematical Thinking and Learning. Mathematical Thinking and Learning asked them to submit a manuscript to them because of the lack of research done in this area. The publication and distribu- tion of their research will be used to encourage more teachers to do research as well. This writer may be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian. com. Cd something to say? Send us your Pirate Rants! Wine Tastings Fridays 5:37:3 Open Tues-Sat II am-7 pmstreet! Bottle Open Daiiy For TastingWine Shop ElirOpe from page A2 Luis Valle's agenda this summer. The curriculum includes attend- ing the Karlovy Film Festival in Prague in June and July. "I'm interested in film and it's a country I've always wanted to visit Valle said. "The people and culture are very sophisticated. It's enriching to see other places STA Travel has also expanded its choices by offering organized volunteer and language pro- grams. Its volunteer program in Honduras, where travelers do con- servation work and build homes, expanded in the past couple years. "People are looking for more fulfilling travel experiences like volunteering Wilton said. Serrano plans to keep travel- ing whenever she can. "I'm addicted to traveling she said. "I'm young and my life is so flexible right now. 1 won't be able to get up and travel when I'm older Even travel hassles are worth it, she said. Two years ago, while en route from Fiji to Australia, her bag was lost. "I had the most incredible time anyway she said. "There are so many people and cultures to see and learn about, it taught me that material things aren't everything You drank. You danced. 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This will help you to break down the rest of the semester day by day, allowing you to see what commitments you have each day. Another advantage of using a planner is that you can coordinate all of your obligations - school, work and social - on a monthly calendar and prioritize what needs to be done when. 2. Try making yourself a daily schedule. Make one for each day of the week, including everything from personal grooming to time for your favorite TV shows. Though it will take you a little while to map out each day, Saturdays and Sundays included, it will give you a better idea of what time you are wasting.and what you are not spending enough time on. If nothing else, it may show you that your two-hour block of time for "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy" is feasible. 3. Sit down and analyze what you have been doing thus far in all of your classes. Average your grades and figure out if your performance is up to par. What kind of studying have you been doing that works? What definitely did not work? Does the profes- sor have any success advice? Make a study plan for each class and stick to it This hellish routine is only for another 24 days; you can tough it out 4. School is important, but don't forget about your friends and family. These are the people in your life who are always there when you need them and now Is not the time to break those bonds. You may be really stressed out when exams roll around and in need of some support. 5. Spending all that time studying and meet- ing social obligations can take a toll on everyone's body. Take a little time to give your body some attention. This does not mean go to the tanning bed, but it does mean planning some time for personal i pampering, taking a walk or going to the gym. Our ! bodies are amazing things, but they cannot function to the best of their abilities if you abuse them. So there it is, the list of things you should be doing to be sure you are successful this semester. Realistically, if you can achieve three out of five of these objectives, vou should do OK - never settle for mediocre. It's crunch time ECU, make these j last 24 days count Report: COVS&VXTWies HMZ MOftg 0A0I6S7WAM llggflAiS vo Pirate Ran! && '&. Opinion Columnist Can you hear me, Mr Disney? I have some advice Your beloved columnist contacts a beloved pioneer GARY MCCABE BITTER BOULEVARD This week I wanted to do some- thing a bit different with my column. Last week I spent spring break at beautiful Disney World. While it wasn't the first time for me, this particular visit elicited so many thoughts and observations about the park that I wished I could bring them to the attention to Mr. Walt Disney himself. Unfortu- nately, Mr. Disney passed away in 1966 and it would seemingly be impossible - for anybody else. You see, there are millions of beliefs of what heaven is like. Per- sonally, I see heaven as a beautiful cloud city (not unlike Care-a-lot). However, instead of flying around in cloud cars, those lucky residents spend most of their time reading (and admiring) my weekly columns. If you think I'm kidding, you seri- ously have no idea what a megalo- maniac I truly am. Mr. Disney, the following letter is directed to you; however, I think that simple Earth-dwellers like my online arch enemy "Big Al" could find enjoyment in reading it as well. Mr. Disney, I could have spent this year's spring break a thousand different ways - drunk in Key West, drunk in Cancun, drunk in my apart- ment - but I decided to spend mine at Disney World drunk. Why Disney World? Forget the fact that it was pretty much free for me to go. And forget the fact that I avoid beaches of Cancun and Daytona because there isn't an FDA-approved sun tan lotion strong enough to keep my German-Irish bum from burn- ing like a bad case of chlamydia. I went to Disney World because - even for a 23-year-old, contemp- tuous excuse for a human being like me - it truly is the "Happiest Place on Earth 1 love Disney World except for Animal King- dom, Epcot, Downtown Disney, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon and 83 percent of Disney-MGM Studios. The rest (the Magic King- dom) is pure entertainment gold. The rides aren't anything to write home about and the food, while surprisingly good for a theme park, is obscenely expen- sive. It doesn't matter - Disney World has something I haven't found anywhere else in this coun- try: charm. I know that was your goal from day one, Mr. Disney, and to that end, you have succeeded immeasurably. 1 feel like a child walking around your park. Whether I'm taking photos with your iconic creations (and lesser ones like Rafiki, whose line is invariably shorter), watching the amazing fireworks displays or ignoring the not-so-subtle racial overtones in the Song of the Soufi-themed Splash Mountain, I forget about all my deadlines, finals and my dreaded post-graduation job hunt. However, that's not to say there aren't improvements to be made, sir. My first suggestion involves children. Frankly, there are just too many of them. From the 9-year-olds still riding in strollers to the 11-year-olds still afraid of Goofy, they're a nuisance. New rules must be implemented. First of all, it bothers me to see parents carrying their sleeping tyke to and fro. If they can't stay awake, what's the point of being there? They're just taking up space, giving me one less chance to soar on the Dumbo ride. All children incapable of standing on their own should be ushered out of Disney - much like Michael Eisner was. Aside from the "standing" rule, how about a couple of days a week for adults only - adults 18 to 55, that is (old people are just as slow). Speaking of obstruction, there's another disturbing problem I've found and it involves America's growing problem: the obesity "epi- demic I know the American gov- ernment now classifies it as a disease, but I have little sympathy person- ally. When I see a large man riding around in a cart only to get up and walk to the men's room (or more likely, a hot dog stand) without a problem, I begin to think that it's far too easy to get one of those scooters (which may or may not allow them to cut in line I've seen that it does. People with true disabilities are exempt from the "walking rule" obviously. While I'm making room in the park, Mr. Disney, I have another suggestion that most people won't like too much. Disney World has done an amazing job of encourag- ing and promoting diversity and attracting money - I mean visi- tors - from around the globe. But as a bona fide American genius, it must make your blood boil to look down from cloud heaven and see large families draped in red, Canadian flag-infested (and matching) outfits. It doesn't take tacky red-and- white clothing for me to spot a Canadian. The Canadian is the wide-eyed, goofy-grinned spec- tator complete with an awkward personality and uncanny ability to stop on a dime - and hold up hundreds of people behind them - to take a photo of Mickey having his photo taken with someone else's young child. If Canadians were eliminated from Disney, or at least diverted away from the Magic Kingdom (let 'em rot at Epcot), it would be better for everyone involved. Mr. Disney, I know you are no longer with us. However, if my calculations concerning heaven are correct, you can influence all mortals to do your bidding. Should the young, the old, the obese and, most importantly, the Canadians be restricted access from your Magic Kingdom, it would be so awesome. While you're at it, how about a day - once a week - when only those of German or Irish or German-Irish with opinion columns named Gary can enter. I hate crowds. Sincerely (not really, unless you're completely dense and don't understand what a farce is) Gary McCabe Our Staff Jennifer L Hobbs Editor In Chief Rachel King Claire Murphy News Editor Asst News Editor Carolyn Scandura Features Editor Tony Zoppo Sports Editor Sarah Bell Head Copy Editor Herb Sneed Photo Editor Alexander Marciniak Web Editor Kristin Murnane Asst Features Editor Brandon Hughes Asst Sports Editor April Barnes Asst Copy Editor Rachael Lotter Asst Photo Editor Dustin Jones Asst. Web Editor Edward McKIm Production Manager Newsroom Fax Advertising 252.328.9238 252.328.9143 252.328.9245 Serving ECU since 1925, TEC prints 9,000 copies every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the regular academic year and 5,000 on Wednesdays during the summer. 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MP3 players from other companies aren't supported. In a free market, that wouldn't be so bad. Manufacturers of com- peting MP3 players, such as Sony, Creative and Samsung, could provide software to automatically convert the music to a compatible format. But that would be illegal, thanks to a little-known law called the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which Congress passed in 1998. The DMCA was billed as an anti-piracy measure. It prohibits anyone from "circumventing" a copy protection scheme such as that used to scramble songs from the iTunes store, or from creating software to do so. It was hoped that those restrictions would pre- vent hackers from unscrambling music or movies and uploading them to the Internet. But that's not how things have worked out in the real world. After nearly a decade on the books, it's hard to find any evidence that the DMCA has reduced piracy. More and more content is being released In copy-protected formats, but as every college student knows, the latest movies and songs are still widely available on peer-to-peer file sharing networks. Even worse, new copy-protection formats are routinely hacked within weeks of release, and hacking tools are read- ily available from offshore Web sites. "Copy protection" hasn't done much to prevent copying. Most computer scientists think that's not going to change. Indeed, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said as much. In a remarkably candid Rolling Stone interview shortly after the launch of the iTunes Music Store, he said that "we have Ph.Ds here, that know the stuff cold, and we don't believe it's pos- sible to protect digital content He pointed out that as soon as someone finds a flaw - and every copy protection scheme has them - she can unscramble the file and upload it to the Internet. Once that happens, all the copy protection technology in the world won't do a thing to stop its further spread. But if Jobs knows that copy protection technologies don't stop piracy, why does Apple use them? One reason is that the recording industry, whose executives lack computer science degrees, has insisted on it. But another reason may be that it allows Apple to lock its customers Into using its prod- ucts. Under the DMCA, software to convert your copy-protected music library to a different format is ille- gal. That means that if a customer wants to switch to a non-Apple device, he will need to re-purchase all of his music in the new format. If his library is large, that could cost hundreds of dollars. Such compatibility problems aren't limited to Apple products. Customers who buy music from Yahoo's online store-which uses Microsoft's copy-protection soft- ware-have the opposite problem: they cannot listen to their music on an iPod. Ironically, Microsoft has adopted the slogan "Plays for Sure" for its format, despite the fact that it's not compatible with the world's most popular MP3 player. Nor is the problem limited to music. Video technologies are an even bigger mess. Google sells videos in a format that is incom- patible with virtually all por- table video devices on the market. Videos purchased from the iTunes store-like songs-only work with Apple products. Perhaps worst of all, there is no legal way for DVD owners to watch their movies on portable devices like the IPod. It's legal to "rip" your CDs so you can listen to them on your iPod, but doing the same thing with your DVDs is against the law. Congress may have intended to target copyright infringers, but in practice the DMCA mostly harms paying customers by pre- venting them from playing legally acquired content on the device of their choice. The Constitution says that the purpose of intellectual property is to "promote the prog- ress of science and the useful arts When a copyright law begins to interfere with peoples' freedom to enjoy the content they have legally purchased, Congress needs to give it another look. To the person who chewedpeeled off their fingernails I and left them at the computer in BATE 3001: thanks. I It didn't disgust me at all. Not everyone who subleases their apartment is doing so as a result of poor planning. I, for one, found a job in a different area when I graduated in December and had to relocate. Tell me, would you want to live 400 miles away from your apartment and still get stuck with the bill? I think not! Why don't they just fire Johnson for eating cereal at work all the time? Seriously, I really hate that com- mercial! I want to thank the football player who gave me his shirt and carried me back to my room from downtown the Wednesday night before spring break. That was prob- ably the nicest thing any stranger has ever done. There need to be more nice guys like you around. Do the new Doublemint Twins commercials creep anyone else out besides me? Your book bag does not need its own seat on the bus. To the person who thinks we are spoiled brats who have mommy and daddy pay for college: at least my parents were smart enough to create a college fund for me so that I won't be paying off student loans for the rest of my life. Why is it that the nursing school makes your GPA to be so important? The nursing field is more about personal experience and people skills than how much info you can cram in your head in college. By the way they are doing things now, there are some not-so-charming" people getting into the program. I do not think Fifth street should be renamed, and I am an African American. I had to stay in town to work my shifts in addition to picking up my coworker's shift so she could go and do whatever she did at the tourist trap she visited. I had no break so she could go lay on her back for a week. You suck! Marriage is legalized prostitution. Think about it, so many females today demand that their significant other pay for most, if not all of their meals, be 'treated like princesses and be given huge engagement rings before they say yes. If I can pay taxes here, I should get in-state tuition rates! Prejudice or to pre-judge. To the person the other day talking about the prejudiced comments in the rants, do you not judge the person next to you by how they are dressed, their hygiene or perhaps what they drive? Hmm, didn't think so. Maybe you should be the first to sign up for a tolerance class. The squirrels on campus are planning something. I can feel it! I'm so glad I went over my utilities bill, but they don't tell until five months later. I know quite a few students get bored when their Eng- lish class goes to the library, but our professor planned this out for a reason. I know you guys want to act hard when you're around your boys, but when your girlfriend comes to talk to you, don't ignore her or treat her like a guy. She is your girl for a reason. That just makes us think of how inconsiderate guys really are. Can a girl get a hug or a kiss goodbye? 1 know all boys are guilty of it; in not that hard. Would you rather see her getting that from another guy? Midnight snacks are awesome. How much do you think a small yogurt at the Wright Place should cost? Surely $1.16 is too much! Three years ago I paid $360 at Pirates Cove and never ever in three years went over on electricity or anything, but oh woah as soon as they make it convenient for us (checking my status online like I care) I all of a sudden go over my electricity by $13.95. Because that makes sense right? Paying more rent and spending a majority of last semester on campus in the Rivers building equals going over on my bill. Uh yea, the "luxury SUV" is spelled Tahoe not the same spelling as Taho, the wireless internet connec- tion. I'm going to go ahead and generalize and group you with a lot of other people and go out on a limb by guessing you came here because you didn't get into UNC or Duke because your SAT English score wasn't good enough. Ha ha, loser. Why is it that one of the Greene hall RAs has a bulletin board up for Women's History Month and yet only posted information about black women? On excuse me, African American women. What about Scottish, Hispanic, Chinese, etc? They are women too. If you want to dedicate months to certain races or genders, be fair and celebrate them all. Are the elevators in Clement ever going to get fixed? I have been taking the stairs to the seventh floor for the past two weeks! Although I must say, the stair climbing Is getting me into peak physical condition. Keeping Fifth street "as is" is logical, not racist. I'm confused. During the winter it was 80 degrees, but now it's spring and it's in the 50s outside. Did the two seasons switch and no one thought to include me? I think it is so rude when the students in my class pack up before the professor is done lecturing. I mean, where do you have to go in such a hurry that two minutes will make that much of a difference anyway? The girl sitting next to me in class yawns without cover- ing her mouth. I mean, I really don't want to smell her breath, much less see her tonsils. You are not supposed to be as tan in the winter as you are in the summer. You just look stupid and not natural plus, give your skin a break already! I hate how the government is so paranoid about ste- reotyping when looking for terrorists. It's a simple fact that all of them have been Muslims of Middle-Eastern descent. Deal with it. Why can't Microsoft make enough Xbox 360s? Stop sending them to Japan and Europe and let your home country get first bat! If you don't like ECU, then transfer or drop out. But no one cares to hear you complain about how miserable you are. Here is a quarter, call someone who cares! I don't care if your jeans cost $45 or $245. They still make you look deformed. Money isn't going to buy you a body so don't share with me, or the other ones in the house, how much you spent! Editor's Note: The Pirate Rant Is an anonymous way for students and staff tn the B Viimnmnltytuwiketheiroptnlans Sutniiimscanheiirmlttedanorrymously online at www.thetastLarolmlan.com. or e-mailed to edrtonPtheeastcarotinlan. com. The editor reserves the right to edit opinions for content and brevity. 3-23-06 THE EAST CAROLINIAN NEWS PAGE A5 your music play for sure? Nancy and David Auffarth both sport shades at the beach; Nancy's cost $20 and David's $90, but offer the same UV protection. Price not as important as level of protection (KRT) For Nancy and David Auffarth, reasons for choosing sunglasses couldn't be more different than their gender. One wears high-end shades. The other, cheapies. One goes for durability. The other a cool look. But never during their occa- sional sunglass "hunt" has the issue of safety and protection from the sun come up, "because Nancy said, "my $20 knockoffs offer me plenty of protection There was a time eye experts would have scoffed at such a claim and insisted that David Auffarth's $90 Pacific Traders were far safer than his wife's knockoffs. But all kidding aside, many experts say, Nancy Auf- farth is probably right. "Most high-end sunglasses have glass lenses, which are pretty much guaranteed to have 100 percent protection from UV rays said Kenny Moscot, a licensed optician and president of the respected New York eye shop Sol Moscot Opticians. "And most cheaper ones have plastic lenses. As they're made, the plastic only provides about 60 percent protection. But what they do is dye the plastic shades darker, bringing the protection level up to 100 percent. So it is true that they are safer today That fact is nice to know, the Auffarths said, but they insist that toughness and appearance were their main criteria. "I guess I really wasn't think- ing medical reasons said David Auffarth, while the New York couple was on vacation in Florida. "1 have a better pair, but 1 got these because of the way they flex. They take wear and tear better with spring activity in the earpieces As Auffarth, a restaurateur in the Big Apple, demonstrated by bending his sunglasses back- ward like double-jointed fingers, his better half, a former actress, tollefy. 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Unlike David, I don't beat my glasses up. But if you lose glasses frequently like I do, cheap is the way to go. 1 admit 1 had Ray Bans for 20 years, but ever since I went cheap, 1 haven't gone back. And I've been fine Peter Luc Sevigny is young, and because of that "1 am not worried about my eyes. They are good the 21-year-old Mon- treal native said during a South Beach, Fla volleyball game. "1 do have expensive glasses. But I get them for the different styles. That's all Indeed, Sevigny was sporting $150 Dragon brand surfer-style shades. "What can I tell you? They do look good Sevigny said with a laugh, adding that his backup pair cost just $9.99. Moscot cautioned that some glasses manufacturers have lulled some frugal buyers into a false sense of security by suggesting that anything dark is safe. "Yes, the less expensive sun- glasses can provide better pro- tection today, and many do. But there is such a thing as too cheap Moscot said. "At some point, those glasses on the absolute cheapest end of the spectrum are nothing more than dark plastic in a frame. And that's no protection at all. "You can go less expensive if you want these days, but don't overdo it Moscot said. "Think about it. How exactly do you know the cheaper glasses in the drug store are providing adequate protection? Because they have a sticker on them?" Bootlegged name-brand clothing, music, and other popu- lar wares should be proof enough that not every product label is a truthful guarantee, Moscot said. (KRT) Did you know that it's a federal crime to listen to your music on the wrong brand of portable music player? It's true. At least, it is if you buy your music online. Take Apple's iTunes Music Store, which recently sold its billionth song. Apple talks a lot about the convenience and affordability of its music, but they don't mention its darker side: it's only compatible with Apple prod- ucts. MP3 players from other companies aren't supported. In a free market, that wouldn't be so bad. Manufac- turers of competing MP3 play- ers, such as Sony, Creative and Samsung, could provide software to automatically convert the music to a compatible format. But that would be ille- gal, thanks to a little-known law called the Digital Mille- nium Copyright Act, which Congress passed in 1998. The DMCA was billed as an anti-piracy measure. It prohibits anyone from "circumventing" a copy protection scheme such as that used to scramble songs from the iTunes store, or from creating software to do so. It was hoped that those restrictions would prevent hackers from unscram- bling music or movies and uploading them to the Internet. But that's not how things have worked out in the real world. After nearly a decade on the books, it's hard to find any evidence that the DMCA has reduced piracy. More and more content is being released in copy-protected formats, but as every college student knows, the latest movies and songs are still widely available on peer-to-peer file sharing net- works. Even worse, new copy- protection formats are routinely hacked within weeks of release, and hacking tools are readily available from offshore Web sites. "Copy protection" hasn't done much to prevent copying. Most computer scientists think that's not going to change. Indeed, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said as much. In a remark- ably candid Rolling Stone inter- view shortly after the launch of the iTunes Music Store, he said that "we have Ph.Ds here, that know the stuff cold, and we don't believe it's pos- sible to protect digital content He pointed out that as soon as someone finds a flaw - and every copy protection scheme has them - she can unscramble the file and upload it to the Internet. Once that happens, all the copy protection tech- nology in the world won't do a thing to stop its further spread. But if Jobs knows that copy protection technologies don't stop piracy, why does Apple use them? One reason is that the recording industry, whose executives lack computer science degrees, has insisted on it. But another reason may be that it allows Apple to lock its customers into using its products. Under the DMCA, software to convert your copy-protected music library to a different format is illegal. That means that if a customer wants to switch to a non-Apple device, he will need to re-purchase all of his music in the new format. BliSineSS from page A1 currently beating Sam's Club in sales growth, when it made its health care more equitable. Wall Street cried bloody murder. If Wall Street is unhappy then it will rate Wal-Mart's stock lower than it should be. Inves- tors will see this lower rating and be less inclined to buy it. 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Call me for more information (352) 283-2407 Walk to Campus! 1 block from campus. 2 bedroom apartments with hard wood floors and central heatair. Washer, dryer, dishwasher, high-speed internet, basic cable, water & sewer all included. Available May 1st. Call Mike 439-0285. 2 BD 2 Bath Wvndham Circle Duplex Available June 1 and Aug 1 $625.00 month 321-4802 NewJy decorated Cathedral Ceiljngs Nice Landjord Great Price! Subleaser needed for 2 bedroom apartment in Wyndham Court until July! Move in anytime. Pet deposit paid and Washerdryer included! Current tenant is willing to pay $50 towards the rent each montn! For more information call: 201-317-3491 Duplex 2 Bdrm 1 Bath $400-450 3 Bdrm 4 Bdrm 5 Bdrm Houses $750- $1250 call 252-361-2138 One two Brs. on-site management maintenance Central heat air 6,9,12 month leases Water Cable included ECU bus Wireless Internet pets dishwasher disposals pool laundry (252) 758-4015 Room For Rent. First Month Free! Pirates Cove Phase II - Fully Furnished - WD Available Now Contact Nicole 919-452-3849 - NLH0320@mail. ecu.edu $387month utilities included Great 3BD 2 full bath house on Harding St. 2 blocks from campus. Huge Sunroom, 9ft ceilings, huge bedrooms, priv backyard, fireplace, screened porch. Very nice. $1100. Call 678.953.1389 and leave message. Beat This, No parking fees, No parking hassle, Walk to class, downtown or to the rec. center, 2bed 1.5 bath duplex available now, short term lease accepted. Buccaneer Village call 561 -7368 531 - 9011 Pinnacle Property Mgt. Walk to Campus from this 3BR, 1 Bath house with 2-car garage at 1701 East 4th Street. Includes WasherDryer & Lawn service. Available July 1st. $950month. Serious applicants only. Call (252) 375-6447 3 bedroom, 1-12 bath duplex near ECU. $597month. 752-6276. Find your place for the fall semester early and save! Early bird discount of S SO off normal monthly rent for preleaslng. 3 units available for 8106 move-in dates and 1 for 6106. All units are 3 bedroom, 2 bath and Include WasherDryer. They have Vaulted ceilings, 1200 sq. ft. and are beautifully painted. Call 252 327 4433 View at carollnahomesecu. Brand new 2 & 3 bedroom townhouses for rent. 1.5 to 2.5 baths. Dudley's Grant off Firetower Rd. All appliances. WasherDryer hook-ups $745-845 per month. Call 341-0223 for more information. Now accepting applications for summer and fall at Captains Quarters, University Terrace, Tower Village, The Trellis. Call Hearthside Rentals 355-2112 or 355-5923. Visit our website at www. hearthsidemanagement.com Two Bedroom - One Bath - Pets ok - Large backyard. WasherDryer hookup - hardwood floors - jarvis Street $550 - monthly. Call 355- 1731 or 531-7489 Walk to ECU, Preleaslng For May, June, July, August, All size homes, view details at collegeuniversityrentals.com or call 321 4712 ROOMMATE WANTED Male roommate needed - immediate occupancy for sublease through June 30. Eastgate duplex-private bedroom, bath. $33.50month plus half utilities, cable. 756-5932- leave message. FOR SALE House for Sale Walk to Campus 4BR Furnished, new appliances, fenced vard, Clean, Hardwood Berber, fresh paint, skylights, Large bedrooms, $129,900 Brand New Everything: 252.258.9957 The Buccaneer is back! The ECU yearbook has returned so make sure to reserve your copy. Order online at www.yearbookupdatesecu or call 1-888-298-3323 Hurry! Deadline to order is 5pm 4-24-06 HELP WANTED Responsible babysitter needed for one toddler. Flexible hours 15-20 hrsweek including summer. Must have car and validDL, cell phone, and references. Call 252-258-8416. Leave message. Lifeguard needed: Summer guards wanted for local community pool. Great Pay! Will Pay for CPR recertification. Please call Tiffany @ 336-407-8059 or email tdh0614@ecu.edu Local Home Improvement Company looking for setf-motivated, reliable, part-time help. 30hrs week Light construction, mowing, cleaning, Call Walker Co 355-8111 Campus Towers in Greenville, NC seeks a general manager or leasing manager to provide leadership in the development and implementations of a comprehensive marketing and leasinq program with the goal of 100 occupancy. Campus Towers is a new student housing facility serving the students of East Carolina University. Candidates with experience in student housing preferred. Bachelor's degree, self motivation, strong computer, interpersonal communication skills, and an energetic and positive sales approach required. To apply, please send resume to nheard@campusadv. com; fax to 512-472-0982; or call 512-472-6222. Work hard, Play hard, change lives! Girls resident camp looking for counselors, lifeguards, wranglers, boating staff, crafts, Unit Leaders, Business Manager, and Health Supervisor. $2O0-$3O0week! June 3-August 13th, Free Housing! (336) 861 -11 98 or Keyauwee@northstate. net www.keyauwee.com for an on- line application. Swim instructors and lifeguard needed at Raynez. Experience requested. Job from June-August hours 9-7 Resume 3205 Raynez Drive Greenville 27858 or call 916- 5494. Get paid for buying things :& He lor soi I OH' Will) .I IV 1.1 bemnie Operations and Supply Chain Management College of Business Department of Decision Sciences Bate 3410 - 252328-6893 omgt9ecu.edu Career info: www.business.ecu.edudsciomcareers.cfm Job postings: core.ecu.edudsciwestdjoblistingsjobbanb.mht OfiKMONT SQUflRe APRRTM6NTS 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath Townhomes 1212 Red Banks Rd. Greenville, NC 252-756-4151 F6FITUR6S: On-site Management & Maintenance On-site Laundry Facilities Resident & Visitor Parking Adjacent to ECU Bus Stop Playground Area Basketballs VoUeyball Courts Outdoor Swimming Pool Modem Electric Appliances: Range, Refrigerator, Dishwasher & Garbage Disposal Central Heating & Air Free Water, Sewer & Basic Cable Cemented Patios Servant's Heart Christian Gifts - Website upkeep using Microsoft Frontpage, Adobe III. 7 Photoshop 5 on a PC. Review www.servantsheart. com. Nothing fancy just need some help updating. 321-2451. Live this summer at the Beach and work with Telescope Pictures Sunrays Studio in Ocean City, MDVirginia Beach. VA. Earn up to $10,000. Housing is Available. For more information visit our website and Apply On-Line www.sunraysstudio.com or call 1.724.322.1858. E.O.E EpochEast, North American distributor for AirEpoch wireless networking equipment is currently looking to fill a position for Chief Engineer for its Greenville NC facility. Duties include manufacturer liaison, customer relationssales, and phone-based troubleshooting and support. Qualified applicants will have excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to manage time effectively between multiple projects, excellent customer service history, and a degree in Industrial Distribution or Computer Networking or equivalent experience. Experience with wireless networking equipment and installation heavily favored. Interested parties should contact Frederick Bunch, Patrick Burke, or William Smith at 252-756-8324 or by email at sales@epocheast.com Restaurant Manager needed at Professor O'CooTs night and weekend hours. Part and Full time position. No Phone calls Apply in person 605 Greenville Blvd. Student oriented community in Greenville, NC looking for individual with sparkling personality to fill leasing consultant position. Please call (252) 321 -7613 and ask for Emily or Tom EOE Autism Society of NC needs Camp Counselors for summer residential camp serving children and adults with autism. Located 30 minutes southwest of Raleigh, Internship credit possible. Needed May 28- August 11. Apply online (www. autismsociety-nc.org) or contact Molly Simons @ (919) 542-1033 or msimons@autismsociety-nc.org. Bartenders wanted! Up to $250 day. No experience necessary. Training provided. Call (800) 965- 6520. ext. 202 Local IT solutions company is in search of Windows server admin for it's business division. May count towards your internship requirement. Paid internshipposition, potential 40kyr after graduation. Must be experienced in Windows server administration. Ideal applicants will have experience with 200x Server and SBS, Contact Computer Techs, Inc @ 888.508.TECH (8324) for details, or see our flier at the College of Computer Science and Technology bulletin board. Greenville Recreation & Parks Department is recruiting part-time youth baseball coaches for the spring t-ball program. Applicants must possess a good knowledge of baseball skills and have the ability and patience to work with youth. Hours vary from 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Monday - Friday with some weekend coaching. Flexible hours according to class schedules. This program will run from April 24-mid June. Salaries start at .$6.50 per hour. Apply at the City of Greenville, Human Resources Department, 201 Martin L. King Dr. Phone 329- 4492. For more information, please contact the Athletic Office at 329- 4550, Monday through Friday, 10 am until 7 pm. Mgrs. and Lifegrds at Pools and Beaches in Greenville, Atlantic Beach, and Wilson. Call Bob 714- 0576 Mobile waitstaff wanted for Restaurant Runners. Part-time positions 100-150week. Perfect lor college student Some Lunch Time (1Ta-2p) M-F and weekend availability required. 2-way radios allow you to be anywnere in Greenville when not on a delivery. Reliable transportation a must. Call 551-3279 between 2-5 only. Sorry Greenville residents and year around dorm residents only. Leave message if necessary. CCT Wholesale, leading vendor of networking and data cables and equipment is currently seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of SalesShipping Coordinator for their Greenville NC facility. Duties will include sales and marketing, customer relations and shipping management. Qualified applicants will be energetic and outgoing, possess excellent written and oral communication, ability to quickly learn new products. Advertising or graphic design a plus for designing new ads for online wholesale division. Interested parties should contact Frederick Bunch, Patrick Burke, or William Smith at 252-756-8324 or by email at sales@cctwholesale.com Lifeguards and swim instructors needed for outdoor pool June 1- August 20. Candidates must be certified in Lifeguarding, AED, First Aid and CPRPR. $7.50 per hour. Apply at www.greenvillenc.gov or call Jessica at 329-4043 for more information. Lifeguards wanted in North Myrtle Beach, SC "Will Train no experience Apply www.nsbslifeguards.com Computer Techs Inc. has an immediate opening for a qualified installation technician in Greenville, NC. Responsibilities will include air travel 2-3 times a month for one to two days duration, as well as local installation of low voltage data and voice lines, phone systems, and related equipment. Qualified applicants will have the ability to work well under time constraints, be able to cope with unforeseen situations, and function without direct supervision. 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You can vote ANYWHERE just log on to Onestop OR Cast your vote in Wright Plaza PAGE A8 THE EAST CAROUNIAN NEWS 3-23-06 3200-F Moseley Or. or 113 D Wyndham Circle Greenv.lU N www.easternpropertynrianagenrient.con'i Professionally Managed By Hastern Property Management, ULC Arts & Entertainment Page B1 features@theeastcarollnian.com 252.328.6366 CAROLYN SCANDURA Features Editor KRISTIN MURNANE Assistant Features Editor THURSDAY March 23, 2006 Recipes: Mexican Chicken Soup 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium rib celery, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 6 cups chicken broth, low-sodium canned 14 cup canned green chiles 1 (15 12-ounce) can posole, drained or frozen com kernels 4 canned whole peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 cup cooked skinless shredded chicken breast (about 4 ounces) 14 cup chopped cilantro leaves Juice of 1 lime Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper -Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, garlic, chili powder and cumin, and cook until the onion softens, about five minutes. Add the chicken broth, bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add the green chiles, posole, tomatoes and oregano and cook for another five minutes. Pull the saucepan from the heat and stir in the chicken, cilantro leaves and lime juice. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve hot. Chocolate Angel Food Cake 23 cup cake flour 13 cup cocoa powder 12 teaspoon salt 12 egg whites 12 cup sugar substitute for baking (recommended: Splenda) 1 12 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 pint fresh strawberries, cleaned, hulled, and quartered 1 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt 1 tablespoon honey 8 mint sprigs, for garnish Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift the cake flour, cocoa powder, and. salt together; set aside. In a clean bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg whites at medium-high speed until foamy. Once foamy, add the sugar substitute, a little at a time, and continue beating on medium-high speed until the egg whites start to form soft peaks. When they have formed soft peaks, fold in the vanilla extract. Remove bowl from mixer and remove beater or whisk attachment. Gently fold the flour mixture into the egg white mixture, two tablespoons at a time, until well blended. Gently scoop batter Into a 10-inch tube pan (angel food cake pan). Bake for 35 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove from oven, invert and let cool upside down in pan. While cake is cooling, in a small bowl, combine the strawberries, yogurt, and honey until well combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Once cake is cool, remove from pan and slice into eight wedges. Divide strawberry mixture evenly among the eight wedges. Garnish each wedge with a mint sprig. Key Lime Martini 3 tablespoons Liquor 43 1 tablespoon lemon-flavored vodka 2 tablespoons Key lime juice 2 tablespoons heavy cream In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine Liquor 43, vodka, Key lime juice and cream. Cover, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass. Local Concerts: Nickelback and Trapt will be performing at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte on Thursday, March 23. Circa Survive, Saves the Day and Moneen will be performing at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Saturday, March 25. R. Kelly will be performing at the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh on Tuesday, March 28. Ben Folds will be performing at the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh on Thursday, March 30. Martina McBride will be at the RBC Center in Raleigh on Sunday, April 2. Kid Rock will be at the RBC Center in Raleigh on Friday, April 7. Ghostface Killah and M1 of Dead Prez will be performing at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, April 7. Michael Buble will be performing at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh on Wednesday, April 12. 'V for Vendetta' will set you free Fun Facts: Nachos are the food most craved by mothers-to-be. Until 1857, any foreign coins made of precious metal were legal tender in the United States. Sheep can recognize other sheep from pictures! Freedom forever and an Afilm SCOTTY WILLIAMS SENIOR WRITER When The Matrix debuted in theaters in 1999, it was a smash hit. It was a powerful success, the fifth best movie of the year. It grossed more money than Big Daddy, The Blair Witch Project and 1999 Best Picture Oscar winner American Beauty to name a few. In addition to giving Keanu Reeves a role that will undoubtedly stick with him for the rest of his life (no one will want to remember his Bill and Ted series, 1 promise you), the movie gave young moviegoers food for thought and challenged them to think outside the box. A movie that can alter a person's thought pattern in such a way has succeeded in ways that can't be measured with box office numbers. Well, maybe it can when you think about the fact that the sequel, The Matrix Reloaded had the best opening weekend of 2003 (the same year that Lord of the Rings: Return of the King came out). For this reason, Andy and Larry Wachowski (collectively known as the Wachowski Brothers) became icons. Other than sequels and spin- offs of The Matrix, the Wachows- kis have not done much. As a matter of fact, the next major movie they have a hand in just hit theaters. V for Vendetta is another Wachowski Brothers product. They did not direct, but they wrote the script for this movie that stars Hugo Weav- ing and Natalie Portman. After watching, this reviewer has one stark conclusion: whatever the Wachowski Brothers have to say about the world, you should listen. Vendetta is everything you want in a movie and then some. It is another movie that will shove your mind outside the box and then ask you to take a look around. Without a lot of fight scenes, it is action, suspense, thrills and chaos all wrapped up in a neat little symbol. The movie puts you in the middle of a futuristic England ruled by a government that overprotects the people and imposes a curfew. It simultane- ously introduces you to Evey, a beautiful English woman (played by Portman) and V, an imposing, mysterious gentleman in a mask (played by Weaving). Once they meet each other, the movie pro- ceeds like dominos falling. V's goal is to take down the totalitar- Natalie Portman stars as Evey with Hugo Weaving as "V in V for Vendetta, currently in theaters. ian government one building at a time in the name of freedom, and as you would surmise, a few people might object to it. The Wachowski Brothers have an amazing gift for writ- ing stories that weave you into them and have you diving and darting along with each plot development. Throughout the movie, you'll see things that reveal a little more at a time and throw in some details that you're a little unsure of. By the end of the movie, you've watched them all come together to form an exquisite picture that blows you away. The acting is very convinc- ing, and a few roles stand out. For one, Weaving speaks his dialogue with a conviction and a smooth style that makes you eat up every word as if you've never heard such words ever before. Honestly, Weaving could read the directions on a can of Campbell's soup and you might see VENDETTA page B2 Rocking Greenville, Southern style Band members posing together when not rocking for the crowd. Victor Hudson Band delivers good music LIZ FULTON STAFF WRITER The University of Virginia had the Dave Matthews Band. University of South Carolina had Hootie and the Blowfish. East Carolina has the Victor Hudson Band? There are plenty of cover bands who have graced the doors of the fine establishments of downtown Greenville. I'm sure we can all attest to catching at least some of an 80z Enuff or a Who's Bad show. Yet there's some- thing about the Victor Hudson Band that keeps you coming back ready for one more song. If you have been lucky enough to catch their shows at Pantana Bob's (and Corrigan's before that), then you will know that the Victor Hudson Band delivers a performance so full of energy and southern-fried classic rock and country music even Yankees tap their feet in appreciation. This lively quintet also likes to change it up with unique 1980s pop covers, notably "Tainted Love" and The Cure's "I'll Melt With You as well as crowd-pleas- ers such as "Brown-Eyed Girl" and "Margaritaville Hudson, a good ole boy and truly talented musician, has been performing for 15 years. The band formed five years ago and after many variations, is now finally on solid footing with an ensemble all dedicated to taking the band more seriously. "Thesearethebestmusicians (the band has ever had said Hudson. "We don't have to worry about egos and we all respect one another The respect the members have for each other radiates through the music. "Everybody has an input in each other's part said drummer Steve O'Grady. The maturity of the band allows them to deliver construc- tive criticism, which has worked thus far. As a result, each mem- ber's personality shines through creating the unique sound of the Victor Hudson Band. The band has strong con- 0 victions in what each other's 5 sound really is. Guitarist Don 1 Griffies noted Hudson's dia- f lect as what really sets him J apart, saying, "In the first line of 'Jessie's Girl he pronounces the word 'friend 'free-ond Fused with Griffies' own 1980s glam-rock guitar sound along with O'Grady's clean marching band style drum- ming, the flawless bass of Stephen Pachuta and guitar- ist Ronny Kirkman's straight rock playing, the band super- sedes the label of just another Saturday night cover band. That-said, expect a show full of songs you know by heart and a few slow ones to steal a moment with your chosen date for the night. Also, fans will be able to par- ticipate in the legendary "team drink the band's beverage break that promises "the more you drink, the better we sound Make sure not to request "Freebird" as you will be rewarded with a polite, but nonetheless free bird (or a fistful of birds see HUDSON page B2 All different guitars are an essential part of all Nashville music types. Music city: Nashville, Tennessee More than just the country capital of the country JOHN BOSCO STAFF WRITER While most people might associate Nashville solely with country music, there's a chunk of rock, blues, R&B and even hip-hop history that has passed through the city. However, it's true that Nash- ville is best known for country music. Dubbed "Music City, USA" by radio announcer David Cobb, Nashville lives up to its reputa- tion. During the 1950s, the music industry centered around the city, and the recording district became known as Music Row. Interestingly enough, though, the establishment of Nashville as the country capital is due to a rock legend. When Elvis Pre- sley signed to RCA, RCA chose Nashville as the location for their Southeast branch. But as rock became more popular, country sales dropped and needed a makeover. With the drop came Chet Atkins' and Owen Bradley's transformations of the country sound to vocal choruses and mellow strings (commonly referred to as the "Nashville Sound"). Some of the hottest coun- try acts have lived in Nash- ville and include modern country musicians like Faith Hill, Alan Jackson and Shania Twain. Some of the legends include Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. While it's easy to see Nash- ville as a crucial part of country music history, a lot of times it is failed to be seen as an important jump start for many musicians with diverse backgrounds. Many people don't know about Jimi Hendrix's roots in Nashville, but that's where his story really got started. Hendrix and bandmate Billy Cox moved to Nashville, where they played see NASHVILLE page B3 WZMB: Heavy rotation Yeah Yeah Yeans' 'Show Your Bones' Modern music: Just a giant fad headed for doom?" JOHN BOSCO STAFF WRITER When you think of fads, your mind probably focuses in on that perfect image of a mem- orable fashion flop like, well, almost all fashion of the 1980s (though today it might seem that what's old is new again). Maybe it's something edible i you're thinking about - like Tab, you know, that diet cola drink from the same era filled with fashion flops (which for whatever reason is making a return as a fruity energy drink - but no jokes here, Tab remains my favorite soda of all time and I pray nightly that they don't cut production on it). Maybe it's even something as ridiculous as the pet rock (got to love those hippies). But knowing that this column is about music, I'd guess you're starting to wonder, once again, what on earth I'm get- ting at. Well, regardless of what your mental image of a fad is, I'd say that it's probably the rare case that someone immediately classifies music as a huge fad. But isn't it just as true that music, like fashion, comes and goes in time and that only the best music stays (or at least the best music of the time lives on)? Of course it is. Music is constantly changing, and specifically, the face of popu- lar music is ever changing. Today's predominantly pop- ular genre is probably hip-hop, but 40 years ago that wasn't the case; in the 1960s it was rock bands like the Beatles (argue that they were teen heartthrobs all you want -1 will fight to the death that the Beatles are one of the greatest, most inventive see WZMB page 83 Band members pose together. Showing a different side than usual MARK ROMANO STAFF WRITER Many fans of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be disappointed in Show Your Bones, their new album due out March 28. If you loved the squeaks and squeals that Karen O made on 2003's Fever to Tell, don't bother with this one; there are far fewer of those. On the other hand, fans who appre- ciate the growth and progression that a band must make in order to maintain any sort of credibility in the music world, pick it up; you'll love it. Don't get me wrong, though, this is still the Yeah Yeah Yeahs we're talking about. Karen still lets some orgasmic wails escape her sultry larynx, but this time around you can tell that she's really developed her vocal style and is coming into her own as a singer. Nick Zinner's thousand pound guitar tone is replaced with a thinner, more produced sound, but he makes up for it by layering several tracks of guitar as well as keyboards on top of each other, and he even busts out an acoustic guitar for songs such as "Sweets" and "Gold Lion the first single from the album. Actually, almost every song has an acoustic guitar on it, but don't let that throw you off. You can get your dance rock fix from "Deja Vu" and "Honey Bear which will be great to hear at a live show and are sure to get your blood flowing, and the acoustic guitar is inevitably drowned out halfway through the songs. What a lot of people don't know about the band is that Nick and Karen actually started out as a folk duo, and the band's DVD Tell Me What Rock- ers To Swallow (2004) gave fans a preview of "Cheated Hearts one of the more typical songs on the album. Most people that won't like this album are the ones that expect every band to stay the same and want more of the past. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs weren't afraid to explore different song writing styles and arrangements on this one, which earns them incredible respect in my book, but even the band isn't sure of how to describe the new album. "Show Your Bones is what hap- pens when you put your finger in a light socket said singer Karen O in a press interview. "Maybe there is some of that electric current flowing through the tracks of our album, illumi- nating us from the inside out for you to laugh at and cry to or fry to. Or not All in all, the album is excel- lent. It bleeds art-rock and they for sure have not sold out in any way. They're doing what they should be doing, which is growing and caring about their music, but alas, there are no scorchers like "Tick" and "Date With the Night" from the previ- ous album. Show Your Bones shows that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are going to be around much longer than most people expected and are incredibly talented song crafters. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. PAGE B2 THE EAST CAROUNIAN FEATURES 3-23-06 Vendetta from page B1 h If i - Mark Phoenix (Willy), Ian BurfiekJ (Rngerman) and Natalie Portman (Evey). find it compelling. He's that good. People just haven't seen it before because when they heard him as Agent Smith in The Matrix, he was the bad guy and no matter how he spoke the words, they hated them. He gives his revolu- tionary iconoclast character such charisma that you're cheering for him throughout the entire movie. Portman also had an impres- sive performance as a woman with a united past and future. She has given some very impres- sive performances since bursting onto the scene as Padme in Star Wars Episode I, and this role only helps reinforce that idea. You can always tell an actor is giving a great performance when you feel your emotions stirred and ignited by what happens to the character. Vendetta is absolutely burst- ing at the seams with positives. For one, anyone with a love of history will be thrilled by this movie and devilishly grin when they notice just how alike Adam Sutler (played by John Hurt) is to another certain gentleman in history (1 don't think it's a coincidence that his position was "High Chancellor"). This movie is a case study in revolution, free- dom and what sort of world we could be living in, or very well might live in one day. That's the beauty of this script and the way the Wachowski Brothers wrote it - it makes you recognize how cer- tain things line up with the world outside the movie theater. There are only one or two major fight scenes throughout the movie, but all the Wachowski junkies can rest assured because they're amazing. They'll remind you of the fighting scenes from The Matrix that made you coo like a baby. The plot of the movie will have you following along eagerly. While you'll get it at the end, you'll want to watch it again just to see certain parts again to deepen your understanding, and that makes it golden. It contains a lot of action; it's not major macho guy movie action (all shooting and slashing and screaming) but swift, beau- tiful and thrilling action that makes you follow every second and think about when you'll come back to see it again, and you should. If you want to explore some- thing else related to the movie, research Guy Fawkes (the man whose face is the mask of V) and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, because it is true and a group did conspire to blow up the English Parliament. Above all, watch this movie again and again. It's another one of those movies that will put us" outside the box, somewhere every- one needs to visit once in a while. Remember: the fifth of November on DVD. Grade: A This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. ON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Opening in Greensboro - August 2006 Now accepting applications for the charter class. Web site: law.elon.edu for complete information and online application Toll free: (888) ELON-LAW E-mail: law@elon.edu HUdSOII from page B1 according to Griffies). The Victor Hudson Band is a group that doesn't take themselves too seriously and aim to be crowd pleasers. "We're just grateful for the support Hudson said. "We feed off the crowd and enjoy playing whatever they want to hear While Greenville is the band's home base, they are looking to play other spots around the state and also have an EP being released in about six months. There is already one original song, written by Kirkman, and five more to follow. With so much motivation to take their music to the next level 8 and put on crowd-pleasing shows, g isn't it time that ECU embraced the Victor Hudson Band and claimed them as their own? You can have your first taste of the band when they play at CREATING A NATIONAL MODEL OF ENGAGED LEARNING IN LEGAL EDUCATION Emphases on total student development, exceptional legal knowledge and skills, leadership and civic involvement, and international study Learning experiences in the area's leading law firms, federal and state courts, businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations Home of the North Carolina Business Court, which handles business litigation in the school's courtroom and facilities Partner with the American Judicature Society's Institute of Forensic Science and Public Policy, a new national organization located near the law school Pantana Bob's March 31 begin- ning at 9 p.m. Get there early for a seat at the bar and maybe an autograph. 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The message explained that your record would be "tagged" so that you could not register until you responded to the survey. If you did not receive the email notice, it means that the survey and registration restriction does not apply to you. Many of you have now responded, but this is to encourage the rest of you to respond as soon as possible. When you submit your survey responses the "tag" will be removed from your record so that you can pre-register. Registration staff can verify that your responses were received and that the tag was removed. We really want your feedback to the survey questions, but you may choose to opt out by submitting a blank form. Opting out will also remove the sophomore survey tag that would prevent you from pre-registering. The survey period is March 2 - April 24. During that period you can complete the survey by going to the ECU "One-Stop" web site, entering your ECU Exchange email userid and password to sign on, and clicking on "Sophomore Survey" in the box labeled "Surveys You can also access the "One-Stop" from: Mendenhall Computer Lab, Wright Place Cafeteria, the Austin Building, and Joyner Library East. Please respond to the survey before sophomore pre-registration begins on March 23. This will also help you avoid delays during pre-registration when the workload on ECU computers is at a peak. All remaining tags for this survey will be removed from student records on April 25, the day after the survey closes NaStlVille from page B1 WZMB from page B1 and lived on Jefferson Street. Jefferson Street is the traditional heart of Nashville's black com- munity with a huge rhythm and blues scene. Hendrix performed along- side B.B. King, Little Richard and Curtis Knight as a back-up musician, but got most of his rec- ognition with the Isley Brothers. He toured the Chitlin' Circuit, which is the southeast string of venues that catered to black audiences and made a reasonable amount of money. Even a more modern musi- cian, Ben Folds, passed through Nashville. Folds left Winston- Salem, N.C. to pursue a publish- ing deal from a publisher in Nashville. Even hip-hop is relying on Nashville. Young Buck of the G-Unit crew released the album Straight Outta CaShville, which is a reference to Nashville. The city is growing in its importance to dirty south hip-hop, proving it isn't all country and rock in Nashville. More than any one genre, though, Nashville remains the major hub of music production for many artists from different musical backgrounds. This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. bands of all time) and musical geniuses like Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan were front and center in the popular music scene. And I'd bet that 30 years from now, it's not going to be the dirty south rappers who are lauded with fans and living in lavish homes featured on MTV's "Cribs Anyone remember back in the late 1990s when a rash of boy bands broke loose on the popu- lar music scene? What about teen divas like Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera? Who's going to admit to having those posters on their walls when they were in middle school? Probably no one, and that is precisely why popular music acts like N SYNC are fads and not given a lot of credit; who is going to look back 40 years from now and say, "Wow, the Backstreet Boys really revolutionized the concept of music?" And that's what separates the Beatles and popular musicians from other eras from your run- of-the-mill,modern heartthrob boy-bands. The Beatles earned their fame and deserved it. They delivered album after album after album of great music. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is sometimes even credited as the first concept album. Listen to a copy of The White Album and then listen to a copy of anything produced by any modern day teen-frenzy band and I think you'll see where I'm going with this. So why the change? 1 can't say I know, but I'm sure the answer is out there. I will say that not all popular music is bad. Super-successful acts like Radiohead, Beck, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand and the White Stripes are all well-deserv- ing talent. Songwriters from past generations, such as Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, are even finding success in recent years with new releases. Maybe indie music will have all the luck in the future on the popular music scene (though I suppose it wouldn't be called "indie" anymore). But who knows, maybe 40 years from now it'll be the world music scene blowing up and taking the dark turn that rock is known for - sex, drugs and world music, anyone? Be sure to tune in to WZMB 91.3 while we do our best to make sure the "f" in fad is replaced with an "r This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com. Movie picks ? New A Outstanding Worthy ? effort So-so o o Eight Below (PG)wi Failure to (PG-13)!(Tr?V w c ? Find Me Guilty (R) T j T T Hills Have Eyes (R)Wyr Running Scared (R)"rr Shaggy Dbg (PG)i ?She s the Man (PG-13)I ?: f G All ages admitted PG All ages admitted, parental guidance suggested PG-13 Parents strongly cautioned, some material . may be inappropriate for children under 13 R Restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or guardian 2006KRT Student Union Events spectrum j spectrum Goonies Scavenger Hunt Sign-up.Thursday, March 23rd I-3pm At the Wright Place Hunt begins Friday March 24th 10pm at MSC Hendrix Theatre Cash Prizes: 1st $100,2nd $50 and 3rd $35 Bingo March 29th In Mendenhall's Destination 360 @ 9pm lllumina Art Show y March 6th-April 1st In Mendenhall's 2nd floor gallery Open during building hours Reception -March 24th 6-8pm Diversity Week Thursday, March 23rd Diversity Greek Night Out Willis Building @ 7:30pm Religion Forum MSC Mutipurpose Room 8:30pm-9:30pm Poetry Slam MSC Pirate Underground 9pm-1 I pm Friday March 24th Women in Leadership Conference 8:45am-1 pm 809 Johnston St Greenville Rotary Building "Walk a Mile in my Shoes" (monologues) MSC 221 6pm-8pm Russian National Theatre Wright Auditorium 8pm $: Tickets @ Central ticket office Mix-it-up Dance Explosion MSC Social Room 10pm-1:30am Saturday March 25 Fashion Show Hendrix Theatre 4pm-6:30pm memck Mountain Thurs March 23rd @ 9:30pm Fri March 24th @ 7pm & Midnight Sat March 25th @ 9:30pm Sun March 26th @ 7pm Get Started. Get Ahead. Live. Summer School 2006 Page E Tl www.ecu.edu cs-acadsummer 3-23-06 MCAA BASKETBAL Page B5 THURSDAY March 23, 2006 The Round of 16 from A to Z (KRT) A is for Aristotle, the ancient philosopher George Mason coach Jim Larranaga dusted off and trotted out after his Patri- ots had knocked off North Caro- lina on Sunday. While talk- ing of his upstart team, he reminded all that the old Greek once had said, "Excel- lence is not an act. It's a habit B is for Big Baby, which is the nickname of 6-foot-9-inch, 310- pound LSU forward Glen Davis. C is for Jim Calhoun and Connecticut, who together are going after their third national title in eight years. The Huskies are on a col- lision course to meet Duke in the champi- onship game, which would be nothing new to them. When they won it in 2004, they defeated the Blue Devils in a national semifinal. When they won in 1999, they defeated them in the final. D is for Jared Dudley, the 6-7 Boston Col- lege forward who teams with 6-7 Craig Smith to give the Eagles one of the most-powerful inside pairs still left in the tourney. They now represent the ACC, which prefers finesse to fists. But they grew up in the Big East, where banging is a birthright. E is for Enigma, which could well be the nick- name of Connecticut sopho- more forward Rudy Gay. He is arguably the best pure talent in college basketball and certainly a top NBA draft pick whenever he decides to leave school. But his personality is passive, he rarely asserts himself and he simply has disappeared, on occasion, from games. F is for the Feel Good Story, which this year could be Bradley or George Mason or Wichita State. But remember Memphis guard Darius Washington Jr. on his knees in agony after he missed two foul shots with no time remaining in the championship game of last year's Conference USA tourney? If he had made them, the Tigers would have defeated Louisville and would have been in the NCAAs. With- out them, they were doomed to the NIT. Well, he rebounded from that failure and so did the Tigers, and that's a nice thing. G is for Guards, the strength of Villanova. The Wildcats start four who, so far, have shot down the adage that basketball is a big man's game. H is for Homegrown, which is the case with LSU. Five of its top six players are from Baton Rouge or one of its suburbs and the sixth, senior guard Darrel Mitchell, grew up just 60 miles away in St. Martinville. I is for Inconsistent, which is how Texas point guard Daniel Gibson has played. He has scored as many as 37 points in a game this season. But in 11 others he has failed to reach double figures. J is for Jordan Farmar, who with Arron Affalo gives UCLA the type of backcourt needed for tourney success. They are the keys for the Bruins, who succeeded even while battling a season-long rash of injuries. K is for Mike Krzyzewski, the Duke coach who is inescapable this time of the year. He and his Blue Devils have advanced to the regionals for the ninth consecutive year, which is the longest current streak and only four behind the aJI-time record North Carolina set between 1981 and 1993. To put their accom- plishment in some perspective, the only teams still standing who advanced to the regionals last year are Villanova, Washington and West Virginia. L is for Jim Les, the Bradley coach whose first job with the school was ball boy. He did it from 1972 to 1975, which is when his older brother, Tom, was a point guard for the Braves. M is for Makeover, which is what Ben Howland has given UCLA. The Bruins were long a quintessential West Coast team, which means they played little defense and were as soft as a souffle. Under Howland, whose previous stop was Pitt, they have embraced defense and developed an attitude. N is for the NFL, which has been scouting George Mason's Jai Lewis. The 6-9, 295-pound forward played defensive end and tight end in high school and, obviously, has the body to do some damage on Sundays. O is for Over, which is the condition of Florida's streak of failures. The Gators, entering this tournament, had lost on the opening weekend to lower-seeded teams for five straight years. That is a record of futility they now share with Illinois (1986-90) and Arizona (1989-93). P is for Pops, which is how Georgetown coach John Thomp- son III always refers to his dad and former Hoyas coach John Thompson Jr. Q is for Quarterback, which is another position Duke point guard Greg Paulus played in high school. He threw 152 touchdown passes in just 45 games, set a New York state record with his 11,763 career passing yards and was recruited heavily by major foot- ball programs, whom he spurned in favor of Krzyzewski. R is for Brandon Roy, the 6-6 Washington guard who last season started just four games. Entering the tourney, he was the best least-known player in the country. Now, at least Illinois fans know about him. S is for Stats, which are always fun to play with. How's this one? The Missouri Valley (2 of 4) and the Colonial Athletic (1 of 2) conferences got 50 percent of their teams through to the regionals. That's the same per- centage as the ACC, the PAC-10 and the Big East, and a better percentage than the SEC (2 of 6), the Big 12 (1 of 4) and the Big Ten (0 of 6). T is for Mark Turgeon, the Wichita State coach who played under Larry Brown at Kansas, was an assistant under Brown when the Jayhawks won the national title in 1988 and stayed on to work for Roy Williams when Wil- liams succeeded Brown. That pedigree and the Shockers' sue- cess mean he's going to be one hot prospect next month when the coaching carousel starts spin- ning in earnest. U is for the Usual Suspects, which this year are Duke guard J.J. Redick and Gonzaga forward Adam Morrison. Vou have heard enough about them already and will be hearing still more so. V is for the Verb "Pittsnogled which was created in honor of West Virginia's 6-11, tattoo-laden Kevin Pittsnogle. Mountaineers fans now can buy T-shirts and socks and even underwear embla- zoned with the phrase, "You've Been Pittsnogled W is for Williams. There is Shelden, the Duke forward, and Marcus, the Connecticut point guard. If either is abducted by aliens or sidelined by foul trou- ble, his team is in trouble. X is for Mr. X-Factor, who always visits this time of year. He shows up this March in the guise of 7-2 Georgetown center Roy Hibbert, who is far from a finished product but already capable of influencing a game. Just ask Ohio State. He hit the Buckeyes Sunday with 20 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. When he produces like that, the Hoyas are plenty tough. Y is for Yannick Noah, the former tennis star and 1983 French Open champion whose son, Joakim, now stars for Flor- ida. The boy's mom, by the way, is Cecilia Rodhe, who was only Miss Sweden in 1978. Nice genes, huh? Z is for Zero, which is the number of Big Ten teams involved in this weekend's festivities. Player of the Year candidate J.J. Redick (left) will lead No. 1 seed Duke in their quest for a Final Four appearance. Senior Lawrence Wright (right) dunks over Bradley head coach Jim Les at a recent practice. COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGIONALS SEMIFINALS NATIONAL SEMIFINALS MARCH 23 - 24 MARCH 25 -26 AWUi 1 CHAMPIONSHIP AWHl 1 MARCH 2S -26 MARCH 23-24 Division I Men's Bracket Duke LSU Atlanta Waal Virginia Texas Indianapolis ApriM Memphis , Bradley Oakland Oonzaga UCLA ing Hound Game - Marc Monmouth vs. Hampton Winner plays VHIanovan14Connecticut in Firat RoundWashington Washlngton, D.C. 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On Saturday in Dallas, Texas coach Rick Barnes said Sendek, a former Barnes assistant, isn't properly appreciated at N.C. State, where some fans want him fired despite five straight NCAA tournament bids. Krzyze- wski complimented Sendek on Monday during a news confer- ence scheduled to discuss Duke's Atlanta Region semifinal meeting with Louisiana State. "He's really one of the terrific coaches in our country Krzyze- wski said. "He's a proven winner. Packer not remorseful It makes me appreciate what we have at Duke with the support we've had Some Duke boosters were ready to run Krzyzewski out of town in 1983 after the Blue Devils went a combined 21-34 in his second and third seasons. Krzyze- wski remains bitter with some of those Iron Dukes boosters to this day after three NCAA titles and 10 Final Four trips. "There are still some (Iron Dukes) I would never talk to Krzyzewski said. "But I'll always talk to my president and my administrators, because they didn't flinch. Hopefully (N.C. State's) people won't flinch, either PACKER (KRT) If Bradley and Wichita State fans expected a teary apology from Billy Packer, then what the CBS analyst said Tuesday will sorely disappoint them. Packer said he found it "funny and amusing" that his questioning of NCAA tourna- ment selection chairman Craig Littlepage has become such a big issue to Missouri Valley Confer- ence fans. "It must be interesting to be a lightning rod Packer said . . . and he clearly has become one. "Some of the other networks have hours and hours of NCAA selection talk and it doesn't ever seem to be an issue. I don't think too many people had George Mason facing Wichita State in this weekend's round Jim Nantz certainly didn't. But Packer's classy partner said he's glad the dreamers are still alive. "They have given this tour- nament a special texture Nantz said. "(The committee) should feel very vindicated and I'm happy for them. I think this is the greatest tournament we've ever had Nantz said his issue was with the computers, not the commit- tee. After he called the semifinals and final of the Big Ten tourna- ment, Nantz said he came away thinking the conference wasn't particularly strong. "And guess which conference was No. 1 in the RPI?" Nantz said. "The Big Ten. And here the Big Ten is sitting on the outside after the first week Packer held firm when a TV reporter from Peoria pestered him and asked why he had singled out Bradley for criticism during the selection show. "I don't think I ever men- tioned a team he replied. Then Packer offered some perspective, talking about how during the 1978-79 season, he said Al McGuire had to be "out of (his) mind" for saying Indiana State should be ranked No. 1. The outcry was such that NBC moved Packer off a Wichita State-Indiana State game played in Terre Haute, Ind because network officials thought his life might be in danger. "I've been around the Valley for a long time Packer said. "I'm aware of the league. This is no knock on any team. This is an opinion that came up in that television program, and I think it has been blown way out of proportion While Nantz said he hoped people "aren't feeling slighted or as if there's any kind of grudge Packer offered this response to his critics: "It's, in a way, a compliment and it's very comi- cal to think that those two or three minutes (on the selection show) and two questions could be such a giant issue when it's really about the guys playing the games see SENDEK page B8 N.C. State coach Herb Sendek directs his team in its NCAA second round loss to Texas. NFL commissioner will retire NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue recently announced his intentions to retire from the league effective in July. Tagliabue has served the league since 1989 (KRT) The NFL already might have been the most popu- lar of American sports leagues when Paul Tagliabue replaced Pete Rozelle as commissioner in 1989. But the league did nothing but extend that edge in 17 sea- sons under Tagliabue's leader- ship. The NFL paused to consider that Monday after the 65-year-old Tagliabue announced he would retire effective in July. "Pro football has been the No. 1 sport in America for years, but under Paul's leadership, the NFL has become the dominant sports league in the world San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos said. "His vision has helped the league stay on the forefront for a new generation. The NFL's TV and media packages are second to none. The league has taken full advantage of new technologies and the Internet. The league added more fans around the world through NFL Europe and the American Bowl games. "Bottom line: He oversaw the greatest period of growth in league history and was able to maintain labor peace at the same time, which to me was his greatest accomplishment. Both the owners and players as well as the fans are enjoying the rewards of his leadership That seemed to be the consen- sus, that the NFL is stronger on most, if not all, fronts. The league is now in 31 cities and healthy in all of them. More than two-thirds of the teams play in stadiums that are new or were renovated during Tagliabue's time. There is harmony with the players association. That was something that often eluded the NFL in the 1980s. The league suf- fered work stoppages in 1982 and 1987, but none under Tagliabue's watch. "Paul's legacy has been and will be expansion . . labor peace, revenue growth, stadium development, excellent com- petition levels on the field and see FOOTBALL page B9 Roddick 'just ticked off right now' American tennis star in a funk on the court (KRT) Andy Roddick answers questions the way he hits tennis balls, smashes them head- on, no-holds-barred, emotions leaping off his Lacoste sleeves, a dash of comedy whenever he sees fit. So, when reporters last week fired question after question after Roddick's fourth-round loss in Indian Wells, Calif he spilled his guts, admitting he is ticked off, increasingly frustrated with subpar results, grasping for answers and missing his Cheetos as he heads into the NASDAQ- 100 Open in Key Biscayne this week. Roddick was anointed the Next Great American Player even before he won the 2003 U.S. Open and reached No.l later that year. But he hasn't won a Grand Slam since, has lost to four play- ers ranked below No. 50 in the past two months and on Monday dropped to No. 4 in the world. "I'm not the captain of Team Fun right now Roddick said in a news conference. "I feel a little empty. . . . I'm just ticked right now. I'm just leveling with you guys. I'm not happy. I'm not going to sit here and put on my fun face Asked where the frustration is coming from, Roddick snapped: "It's coming from playing hor- ribly. I don't know what else you want. I mean, it's pretty simple. It's not coming from joy or from being thrilled with what I was doing out there. You know, it's just frustration. We've all been there, except I have people watching when I break something During his loss to 26th-ranked Igor Andreev at Indian Wells, Roddick sprayed 45 unforced errors, had no winners in the third set and was slapped with a point penalty after breaking a racket in the sixth game of the final set. "I'm irked he said. "I'm really upset about it. You know, it's not fun going into that locker room afterward, again feeling that way. It's not something I'm accustomed to. It's not something I want to become accustomed to. I'm glad that it really kind of hurts me this deep If I was OK with it, I think we'd have more of a problem Watching from his seat as TV analyst, U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe said there is no question Roddick is in a funk. "Andy's very blunt and honest, he doesn't sugar-coat it, he's really struggling McEnroe said. "His confidence is shaky right now. This is probably the toughest patch of his career he's going through. I wouldn't call it a crisis, but he has real struggles. There is no easy answer, no magic solution. He has to keep plugging away. One big tournament could turn it around for him He suggested a factor in Roddick's unraveling might be because he became "too obsessed" with trying to beat top-ranked Roger Federer, who has a 10-1 record against Roddick, includ- ing victories in two Wimbledon finals. "Andy was so concerned with beating Federer he got away from what he does best, and lost sight of the fact that the rest of these guys are not bums McEnroe said. "They have figured out his big serve and big forehand, and they're not going to roll over for him. There's too much depth now to be worrying about one guy TV analyst Mary Carillo agreed: "Andy has to go back to playing Andy Roddick tennis instead of trying to figure out how to beat Federer. He has to remember what it felt like when he was on top, remember that kind of cockiness he had. Once you start questioning the best parts of your game, the rest of your game slips, your serve goes off, everything goes away Carillo said one thing she has noticed is Roddick doesn't take the ball on the rise as often as he should, prefer- ring rather to wait and wail on balls from behind the baseline. see RODDICK page B8 RAGEB8 THE EAST CAROUNIAN SPORTS 3-23-06 ROddlCk from page B7 Roddick has had four coaches over the past three years. He parted ways with longtime coach Tarik Benhabiles after the 2003 French Open and spent the next year and a half under the tutelage of Brad Gilbert. Roddick went 121-26 and won nine titles with Gilbert in his box, includ- ing his first and only Grand Slam. He finished 2003 at No.l as a 21-year-old. But he slipped behind Federer in 2004 and fired Gilbert at the end of that season. He worked with Dean Gold- fine in 2005 but dismissed him recently and is now being coached by older brother John, who runs a tennis academy in San Antonio. John pulled out some old tapes of Roddick a few weeks ago and had his younger brother watch as a reminder of better days. Andy Roddick said the video session didn't unearth anything significant, but it was helpful. "When you're kind of search- ing for something, you know you're capable of it, you've done it a million times, you can't figure out why it's not clicking for you like it always has, you know he said. "It was just nice to see it and be like, OK, that's what I do Roddick said he doesn't want to take away from his opponent's accomplishments, but he realizes it is weaknesses in his game that is helping lower-ranked players to beat him. 06nd6k from page B7 Krzyzewski acknowledged that some N.C. State fans will say he is sticking up for Sendek because Duke has regularly defeated the Wolfpack. Duke is 23-3 against N.C. State since Sendek became coach in 1996- 97. "For those people, go write a letter and complain about me, then Krzyzewski said. "Because I am going to say something good about a good guy and a really good coach Sendek is 191-132 in 10 sea- sons with the Wolfpack. N.C. State was 22-10 this season and was eliminated from the NCAA tournament in the second round by Texas on Sunday. "We had, I think, four out- standing teams in our confer- ence, and I think that State's included Krzyzewski said. "State had some problems at the end of the year when they were hurt and injured and whatever. I mean, they beat (George Washington) by (21). They were really good Getting scheduled for the early game in Thursday night's regional semifinals was a relief for Duke, which often draws late- night tipoff times in the NCAA tournament because it generates high television ratings with a national following. No. 1 seed Duke's game against No.4 seed Louisiana State in Have a pet, need free watersewer, and convenient to campus? 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"I got my Tahoe today and I'm looking forward to putting my dogs in it and cutting wood and being a real man Krzyze- wski joked. Krzyzewski's son-in-law. Army captain Chris Spatola, has returned from Iraq and will attend the Atlanta Region games with wife Jamie, Krzyzewski's youngest daughter. "That will be a really neat thing Krzyzewski said. "I'm anxious to see him Andy Roddick committed 45 unforced errors in his last match. , NOT NOOOH ART ,N OD cSooi STOP SHOP LARGE SELECTION AND GREAT PRICES! NO WONDER PEOPLE THINK CARAVAGGI0 IS A GUY ON THE SOPRANOS. ART. ASK FOR MORE. 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