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The East Carolinian VOLUME 82, ISSUE 51 February 8, 2007
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STUDENT NEWSPAPER
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2007
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ECU Chapter of KA addresses shorttalls
Kappa Alpha to undergo
membership review
ZACK HILL
SENIOR WRITER
The Kappa Alpha Order
National Administrative Office
recently issued sanctions to the
Gamma Rho Chapter at ECU. The
sanctions resulted from membersT
unsatisfactory academic perfor-
mance, mismanagement of chapter
operations, violations of the Kappa
Alpha Order risk management policy
and failure of individual members to
comply with university and local
rules and regulations, according to
a National KA Order press release.
Because the infractions do not
represent the values of the Kappa
Alpha Order, the ECU chapter of
KA will have to undergo a member-
ship review. The review will allow
local alumni to determine the future
involvement of all currently active
members.
Keith Tingley, assistant director
of Greek Life, said that incidents
over the last several years have
prompted the review.
oA membership review is basi-
cally the organization evaluating
the members to see if anybody is not
living up to standards,? said Tingley.
At least some of the members
Two guilty "
pleas heard in
university cases
Financial aid scam,
dorm fire both in court
Wednesday
ZACK HILL
SENIOR WRITER
Two women plead guilty today
in separate cases concerning events |
at ECU.
Latasha Ann Isler plead guilty
to burning a public building in order
to have lesser charges dropped. She
started a fire in Clement Hall on
March 29, 2006, after a fight with
her roommate.
She received a 16-20 suspended
sentence along with 48 months of
probation and was ordered to pay
restitutions to both the university
and her roommate.
Assistant District Attorney
Kimberly Robb, who was in charge
of the case, said that IslerTs good
character prior to the event helped
her get the charges reduced.
oShe seemed genuinely remorse-
ful and I think that the judge took
that into consideration,? Robb said.
Also on Wednesday, Debra
Cherry Albritton plead guilty to 12
counts of obtaining property by false
pretense. She and two other former
ECU employees were indicted in
October of 2006 for taking more
than $100,000 from the univer-
sity through a financial aid scam.
Her sentencing is set for April 12.
The other two suspects have not plead
or been found guilty ofany charges yet.
District Attorney Clark Everett
said that he could not comment on
the case because sentencing has not
yet been completed.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Steps taken to make
Resolution proposed
by Student Welfare
Committee
KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER
The SGA Student Welfare
committee is making an effort to
inform students that the Rivers
building is completely smoke-free.
The Rivers building houses
Interior Design and Merchandising,
Hospitality Management, Nutrition
and Dietetics, Social Work, Criminal
Justice, and Child Development and
Family Relations classes.
Some of the programs within
CDFR involve a child daycare center
for pre-school children.
The Rivers building is already a
smoke-free building but people con-
tinue to smoke around the building
according to Regina Twine, Student
Welfare committee chair.
oI've seen people smoke out in
front of the building by the ash trays
and benches,? said Brittany Hicks,
nursing major.
are not expected to pass the review.
Those who do not pass will be put on
temporary alumni status, meaning
they would not be allowed to par-
ticipate in any fraternity activities.
Those on temporary alumni
status for academic reasons would
be allowed to return once their GPA
returned to a level deemed appropri-
ate by the review.
Tingley said membership
reviews are not uncommon.
oI would say there are guys
who are members of fraternities
everywhere who get removed by the
president or by the academic stan-
dards board,? Tingley said, citing the
last fraternity membership review at
ECU in spring 2005.
oIt could be the national orga-
nization saying, Hey, our chapter
down there is not doing what we
want, what we expect of them.T It
could be the alumni saying that
we've got a. couple of guys we need
to get rid of. In this situation we
kind of came together as a group;
their alumni, a lot of undergradu-
ates and the university actually
went to their national organization
and said oWe would like for you guys &
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to help,? Tingley said.
Tingley and Kappa Alpha 5
president Justin Edwards, soph- g
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Photo by Levinia Tyrrell
Suspect in five different
cases involving larceny
at SRC
JENELLE CONNER
NEWS EDITOR
ECU police arrested 18-
year-old ECU freshman Sterling
Moore last Monday after an
extensive undercover operation.
Moore is being charged with five
counts of breaking and entering,
five counts of larceny and three
counts of financial card use.
Eleven thefts have occurred in
the Student Recreational Center
since Jan. 1, resulting in over
$2,500 in losses to personal items.
The items stolen include
jeans, wallets, MP3 players and
flash drives.
Detective C. Jones said that
all of the items stolen were from
the menTs locker room in lockers
Authorities used a bait wallet containing the ID of o| Ben Cawt? to help solve SRC larceny cases.
that were not locked.
Jones and Detective Sgt. Justin
Gurthrie spearheaded the project,
which involved three undercover
ECU police officers and a black
wallet placed in an open locker as
bait. The wallet included various
credit cards, a few personal items
and an ECU OneCard with the
name, oI Ben Cawt.?
Jones said SRC Associate
Director of Facilities Pat Cox
was very helpful in curbing the
crime wave occurring at SRC.
Cox gave the ECU police full
cooperation and allowed them to
use recording equipment to catch
the thief. About a dozen cameras
are continually recording SRC
activity, according to Cox.
oECU police officers have
been viewing the monitor for
the past two weeks,? said facility
manager Alexis Briley. oIt is good
that ... the customer service staff
recognized the man.?
Even though ECU police
check the SRC three to four times
every day, this case is not the first
string of SRC thefts. There were
seven or eight cases in November
and December as well.
When asked about how to pre-
vent theft Cox said, obring a lock.?
He said make sure not to leave
items unsecured in the cubbies
courtside or in the locker rooms
because they are easy targets.
He also mentioned making
sure not to use social secu-
rity numbers, birth dates or
any additional numbers that
could be in your wallet as your
debit card pin number. Thieves .
can withdraw money from
a stolen debit card this way.
Cox said that Moore has
been placed under a $65,000
combined bond.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Cynthia Johnson, CDFR chair
said, although the smoking bins have
been moved to the other side of the
building, away from the children,
people still smoke as they come up the
ramps on the opposite side and throw
their cigarette butts on the ground.
Nancy Lee, director of the Child
Development Lab, said a few years
ago the ground under the ramp
caught on fire because someone
threw a lit cigarette.
A resolution has been written
that highlights why the Rivers
building should become completely
smoke-free. Some of the main issues
that the resolution points out are the
health hazards that smoking causes
to children and the ashtrays that are
positioned around the building.
According to Johnson, some of
the children that come to the River's
building to participate in programs
have health issues.
oWe donTt want them to get sick
from people smoking around the
building,? said Johnson.
The resolution states that one of
the conflicts with the Rivers build-
ing allegedly being smoke-free is
the Rivers
that the ashtrays around the building
send smokers a message that smok-
ing is permitted.
Many are questioning why the
ashtrays are around the Rivers build-
ing if it is a smoke-free area. Twine
said that she thinks it was a decision
that was made years ago to solve the
problem of the butts on the ground
around the building.
oIn numerous cases, ash trays
are requested by people who inhabit
the building after seeing butts on
the.ground,? said John Gill, assistant
director of Facility Services.
According to Lee, the department
hasbeen working with FacilityServices
to get the butts picked up everyday.
Parents of the children that are
enrolled in the daycare center are in
favor of the Rivers building becom-
ing completely smoke-free.
oWe have gotten a few com-
ments from parents of the children
at Rivers,? said Twine.
Many of the faculty members
that work in Rivers are also in sup-
port of the efforts to eliminate smok-
ing around the building.
Twine said that support is needed
&
Student Union
semi-formal
to benefit
community
Money raised will go to
support local charities
RACHAEL LOTTER
WEB EDITOR
Saturday from 8 " 11 p.m., the
Student Union and the Volunteer and
Service-Learning Center are hosting
oFrom the Heart"A Night of Giving.?
The event will take place at
Harvey Hall in the Murphy Center
beside Minges Coliseum and it
is a semi-formal benefit raising
money for the Humane Society of
Eastern Carolina, the Pitt County
AIDS Service Organization and
the Little Willie Center.
Each organization is non-profit
and serves a different area of the
community. P.I.C.A.S.O educates
the community about HIV trans-
mission and provides assistance
to people who are affected by HIV
or AIDS, while the Little Willie
Center provides role models, life
lessons, educational programs and
childcare services for children.
| The Humane Society of Eastern
| Carolina houses neglected and
homeless animals, provides pet
adoption and educates the public
on animal related issues.
Not only geared toward stu-
dents, the event welcomes ECU fac-
ulty, staffand Greenville residents
as well. While the event doesnTt
cost anything to attend, guests are
asked to make whatever donation
they can. Upon entrance, attendees
will be able to choose which char-
ity they would like their donation
to benefit, according to Lauren
Estridge, Student Union president.
The event will feature a silent
auction which will take place
for the duration of the event.
| Various items have been donated
from Harris Teeter, Lowes Food,
the U.B.E., JeffersonTs florist,
Viquest and Marathon restau-
rant. There is also a basketball
autographed by L.A. LakerTs
Head Coach Phil Jackson. All of
the proceeds from the auctions
will go directly to the charities.
The Davis and Dow Jazz
Duo will provide music for the
event. Various restaurants around
Greenville will serve desserts
and the Lopaus Point Market
will operate a cash bar, a feature
enabling those of legal age to pur-
chase alcoholic beverages.
oIf you want to drink and are
of age you will be given aribbon...
and you will be carded at the bar
as well,? said Estridge.
Because of the location of the
event, alcohol can be present, said
the Associate Dean of Students
Laura Sweet. In addition to the
eventTs location, other factors that
determine whether alcohol will be
allowed are the serving of food,
availability of non-alcoholic bever-
ages and. the amount of people over
21 compared to those who are not.
oThe benefit is a great way to
get the entire university commu-
nity together while contributing
to organizations that often go
_unnoticed,? said Casey Verburg,
Student Union vice president.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
building smoke-free
re es
not only from the SGA congress but
the students and faculty.
oThis would be a huge issue
that would take lots of student and
faculty input and I think that type
of decision is bigger than the SGA
congress,? Twine said.
There is faculty support from
Students, faculty want a smoke-free environment for CDFR daycare.
those who teach within this field
and see the effects of smoking near
this building.
oT think the university buildings
should be smoke-free, especially in
see SMOKE page A2
NEws
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vagina Monologues
Feb, 9-11
Wright Auditorium
7-9p.m.
The Greenville Theater Proj-
ect is hosting the 2007 pro-
duction of The Vagina Mono-
logues. Proceeds will benefit
_ the Family Violence Program,
Inc. of Pitt County.
Advanced tickets"$10 for
students and $12 for non-
students"are on sale at
1.800.ECU.ARTS. Tickets at
the door are $13 and $15,
respectively.
The performance is being
presented in conjunction
with V-DAY, an organized
response to violence against
women and children.
Student Actors Needed for
Confessions
Four to six student actors
needed to participate in
Confessions, a theatrical
production in which the lived
experiences of people with
HIV/AIDS are told. Students
will be asked to portray the
lives of those living with HIV
through monologues. Audi-
tions will be held on Feb. 20
from 3 " 5 p.m. at the Ledo-
nia Wright Cultural Center.
If you are interested in par-
ticipating, please contact
Shawnte McMillan at memil-
lans@ecu.edu or Tywanna
Jeffries at jeffriest@ecu.edu
to receive a copy of a script.
Urinetown
Feb. 22 " 27
8 p.m., except Sunday at 2
p.m.
McGinnis Auditor
Book by Greg Kotis, lyrics
by Greg Kotis and Mark Hol-
Imann and music by Mark
Hollmann.
One of the most uproari-
ously funny musicals in
recent years, Urinetown is
a hilarious tale of greed,
corruption, love, and revolu-
tion in a time when water is
worth its weight in gold. In
a. Gotham-like city, a terrible
water shortage, caused by
a 20-year draught, has led
to a governmenht-enforced
ban on private toilets. The
citizens must use public
amenities, regulated by a
single malevolent company
that profits by charging ad-
mission for one of humanity's
most basic needs. Amid
the people, a hero decides
heTs had enough, and plans
a revolution to lead them
all to freedom! Inspired by
the works of Bertolt Brecht
and Kurt Weill, Urinetown
is an irreverently humorous
satire in which no one Is safe
from scrutiny. Praised for
reinvigorating the very notion
of what a musical could be,
Urinetown catapults the co-
medic romp into the new mil-
lennium with its outrageous
perspective, wickedly modern
wit,-and sustained ability to
produce gales of unbridled
laughter.
Summer study abroad in
India
Austin 235
Applications are currently
being accepted for the 2007
Summer Study Abroad pro-
gram in India. The 25-day
program will visit a broad ar-
ray of religious sites, includ-
ing the Taj Mahal, the Gan-
ges River and Dharamsala,
the home of the Dalai Lama.
Participants will go on a trek
in the Himalayan Mountains.
The program provides six
credits that satisfy general
education Humanities re-
quirements.
For more information about
the program, including a
photo gallery, blog and media
coverage of the 2006 trip,
' please see visit ecu.edu/reli-
gionprogram/india/
To apply, contact Dr. Maher,
maherd@ecu.edu.:
Yearbook Portraits ,
Location: Wright Auditorium.
Calling all Spring 2006 and
Fall 2007 graduates, grad
students and underclassmen.
. Mark your calendar to take
portraits for the Buccaneer
yearbook. The Buccaneer will
capture ECU centennial year.
Go to ouryear.com; enter :
ECU code 453 and reserve a
day and time that works best
for you. Walk-ins Welcome.
Thu
*Sports Reporting
Panel Discussion
Confirmed panelists
include Lorenzo Perez,
hockey writer for the
News & Observer and
David Teel, sports
columnist with the
Daily Press. Other par-
ticipants are still being
confirmed.
Mendenhall Student
Center Great Room
3:30 p.m.
Tiny Pancake Preview
& Sale"tThe Tiny Art
Show
Patrons will enjoy a
supper of tiny pan-
cakes, little sausage
and miniature desserts.
Those joining us will
be given a sneak peek
preview at the tiny art
show! Advanced tickets
are $10 for adults ($12
at the door) and $5 for
children 12 and.under
(children 4 and under
free). Emerge Gallery &
Art Center,
404 S. Evans St.,
Uptown Greenville
between 5th and 4th
Streets
5:30-8 p.m.
Poetry Jam.
Sponsored by Expres-
sions Magazine &
Student Union Cultural
Awareness
Pirate Underground
8 p.m.
The Third Annual Jean
Mills Health Symposium
The fee is $25 for the
symposium ($15 for
students) if received by
Feb. 2. After Feb. 2,
registration is $30 ($20
for students). Online
registration is available at:
eahec.edu.edu.
The Greenville Hilton,
207 SW Greenville Blvd.
9 a.m. " 4:30 p.m.
Baseball vs. Liberty
Clark-LeClair Stadium
3 p.m.
Vagina Monologues
The Greenville Theater
Project is hosting the 2007
production of The Vagina
Monologues Feb. 9 " 11
at 7 p.m. in ECUTs Wright
. Auditorium. Proceeds will
benefit the Family Vio-
lence Program, Inc. of Pitt
County.
Wright Auditorium
7-9 p.m.
SDA presents...
A Healthy Lunch
In honor of National Heart
Month, ECUTs Student Di-
etetic Association is prepar-
ing a oheart healthy? meal ~
for faculty and students.
Tickets are $7, please con- -
tact Nancy Harris at har-
risn@ecu.edu to purchase
a ticket.
160 Rivers
12-1 p.m.
Campus & Communit
p y
Sat :
TALGS Conference
Thomas Harriot College
of Arts and Sciences
8 a.m.-"5 p.m.
ECU Hosts Great De-
cisions Seminars
The fee (textbook in-
cluded) is $49 for.all
eight sessions for World
Affair Council members
and $59 for the gen-
eral public, if registered
by January 12 and $69
thereafter. Full-time
students and teachers
can attend free and
purchase the program
book for $20 ($15 if
WAC members). The
cost for individual ses-
sions is $10.
Rivers West Building
auditorium
10 a.m. " 12 p.m.
Baseball
vs. Liberty
Clark-LeClair Stadium
1 p.m.
From the Heart, A
Night of Giving
Harvey and Jones Halls
in the Murphy Center
8-11 p.m.
Contra Dance and |
Potluck Dinner
Willis Building, First
and Reade Street
Downtown
6 p.m. potluck dinner,
7:30 p.m. lesson,
8-" 10:30 p.m. dance
Smoke and alcohol-free
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2007
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Sun
If you would like to
see your even featured
here, log on to thee-
astcarolinian.com/
calendar to submit the
details
oMon
Intramural Indoor Soc-
cer Team Registration
Meeting
Mendenhall Student
Center Multi-Purpose
Room
5 p.m.
Family Feud: Battle of
the Sexes
Hendrix Theater
7 p.m.
Something the Lord
Made
Sponsored by Student
Union Cultural Aware-
ness
Hendrix Theater
7:30 p.m.
- *Featured Event:
«._ Sports Reporting Panel Discussion
Confirmed panelists include Lorenzo Perez, hockey writer
for the News & Observer and David Teel, sports columnist
with the Daily Press. Other participants are still being
confirmed.
Tue
Apollo
The NAACP and the
LWCC Emissaries will
host the annual talent
show. Come out and
watch as performers try
to wow the audience
with talents ranging
from singing, dancing
and poetry. If you are
interested in perform-
ing stop by the Cultural
Center for an applica-
tion or contact Erica
Reid for more informa-
tion: 252-328-8690.
Hendrix Theater
7 p.m.
Love ShouidnTt Cost a
Thing
Bate 1032
7 p.m.
Mendenhall Student Center Great Room
S80 Oa
Wed
Smokefree for Your
Sweetheart
Wright Plaza
9:30 a.m. " 12 p.m.
HIV Rapid Testing
11 a.m. " 2 p.m:
Mendenhall 242
MenTs Basketball
vs. Southern Miss
Williams Arena at Min-
ges Coliseum
7 p.m.
More U.S. troops died in Iraq combat
over past four months than in any
similar period of war
WASHINGTON (AP)"More Ameri-
can troops were killed in combat in
lraq over the past four months"at
least 334 through Jan. 31"than in
any comparable stretch since the war
began, according to an Associated
Press analysis of casualty records.
Not since the bloody battle for Fal-
lujah in 2004 has the death toll
spiked so high.
The reason is that U.S. soldiers and
Marines are fighting more battles in
the streets of the lraqi capital, Bagh-
dad, and other cities. And while
hostile forces are using a variety of
weaponry, the top killer is the road-
warfare that U.S.
side bomb.
In some respects it is the urban
commanders
thought they had managed to largely
avoid after U.S. troops entered
Baghdad in early April 2003 and
quickly toppled the Saddam Hus-
sein regime.
And with President Bush now send-
_ ing thousands more U.S. troops to
Baghdad and western Anbar prov-
ince, despite opposition in Congress
and the American publicTs increas-
ing war weariness, the prospect
looms of even higher casualties.
Some see guitar, some see phallic
imagery in PrinceTs Super Bowl half-
time performance
NEW -YORK (AP)"In the sensitive
post-wardrobe malfunction world,
some are questioning whether a gui+
tar was just a guitar during PrinceTs:
Super Bowl halftime show.
PrinceTs acclaimed performance in-
cluded a guitar solo during the oPur-
ple Rain? segment of his medley in
which his shadow was projected onto
a large, flowing beige sheet. As the
48-year-old rock star let rip, the sil-
houette cast by his figure and his gui-
tar (shaped like the singerTs symbol)
had phallic connotations for some.
A number of bloggers have decried
oMalfunction!? "including Sam
Anderson at New York magazineTs
Daily Intelligencer. Daily News tele-
vision critic David Bianculli called it
KA continued from Al
most of the problems had to
do with grades but declined to"
comment on rumors of hazing.
Michael Wilson, associate direc-
tor of chapter services for the Kappa
AlphaTs national administration in
Lexington, Va., said that the pur-
pose of the review is to oleave the
chapter in a better situation that it
was prior to the review by removing
those members that have poor aca-
demics and disciplinary infractions.?
oIt was the universityTs request
that the review take'place. What we
did is form a group to conduct the
review to insure that the chapter
is moving in the direction that the
national administrative office, the
university and the alumni want it
to move,? said Wilson.
oItTs not a bad thing. It gives
you the opportunity to take the best
members of a chapter and make the
organization better,? Tingley said.
Edwards and Tingley both
said that fraternities should set the
example for the rest of ECU.
oITm looking for péople that are
willing to give the image that stands
up from the rest of the university
[through] grades, community involve-
ment and leadership,? said Edwards.
Kappa Alpha Order executive
director Larry S. Wiese has no doubt
KA will overcome their challenges.
oKA has a long and storied tra-
dition on the campus of ECU,? said
Wiese in the press release. oI fully
expect the chapter to rebound from
their recent difficulties to carry on
that proud tradition.?
Changes in chapter practices
will include higher academic
standards for all members, more
involvement in positive campus
and community events, a reform of
member education processes and
more alumni involvement.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
SMOKE continued from Al
our department because we have
the Child Development Lab in the
Rivers building,? said Dr. Archana
V. Hegde, assistant professor of the
department of CDFR.
To approve the resolution to
_make Rivers completely smoke-free, *
it must pass through different indi-
viduals and departments.
If the resolution is approved,
more smoke-free signs around the
building will be displayed and the
ashtrays removed.
Twine said that in order for the
signs to be placed up, they must con-
tact the university attorney about the
wording that will appear on the signs.
No definite penalties have been
decided for violators of the no smok-
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ANTI-VALENTINES
Single...
Heart Broken...
Here Here
Who Needs Love
When You Have Beer
Come Celebrate The
ANTI-VALENTINES Cheer!
ing rules for the building.
Some penalties suggested in the
resolution include things such as
warnings and monetary fines, which
will be enforced by campus. police
and administration.
oWe are hoping that friendly sug-
gestions works firstand wewillseehow
it turns out from there,? Twine said.
This is the second time that this
typeofresolution has been proposed to
make the Rivers building smoke-free.
Regina Ford, a former student
welfare committee chair, passed a bill
in relation to making Rivers smoke-
free a few years ago.
Some of the faculty in the Rivers
building haves been aware of this issue
and have been working on getting
this accomplished for much longer.
oThis department has been
working for years to try to make
Rivers smoke-free. WeTve been
working on this for at least 10 years,?
Johnson said.
Twine reintroduced the issue
after hearing about ashtrays being
put around the building because of
cigarette butts and research on how
second had smoke effects children.
The first stages of establish-
ing a completely smoke-free area
around the Rivers building should
be completed within the next month,
according to Twine.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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oa rude-looking shadow show? that
olooked embarrassingly rude, crude
and unfortunately placed.?
CBS spokesman Dana McClintock
said Tuesday that the network has
received overy few? complaints on
PrinceTs performance. CBS last aired
the Super Bowl in 2004 when Janet
Jackson and Justin Timberlake's
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The next
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How citizen journalism is shaping
the future of media
KRYSTLE STRICKLIN
OPINION WRITER
If you wanted to watch a video of a man solving
a Rubiks cube with his feet, where would be the first
place you would look? A couple of years ago simply
othe Internet? would be the most typical response,
but today the answer for most of us would be the
popular site YouTube. It was named Time magazine's
oInvention of the Year? in 2006 and is now speculated
to be the most popular site on the Web, with millions
of new downloads everyday.
This Web site has given an incredible boost to.
the rapidly growing popularity of citizen journalism,
where people actively contribute to the reporting of
news through blogs, independent news Web sites or
other means. While magazine and newspaper circula-
tions are rapidly declining, online media is seeing a
drastic increase in readers. Online news sources and
independent Web sites are redefining the relation-
ship between the public and media corporations.
This means that large media companies donTt
own the news anymore. In todayTs Internet savvy
generation, the public is capable of shifting from the
role of oaudience? to full participators in the news.
The increasing popularity of blogs and YouTube
proves that people are becoming increasingly eager
to branch away from mainstream media sources.
Force-feeding the public with information is
simply not going to work anymore. People are no
longer tied down to what the mainstream media
decides is news. When unsatisfied with the media,
people will simply look elsewhere to find the news
that is important to them. With so many options
available today, some of the public is inevitably going
to stop relying on mainstream media sources.
I am not ready: to put journalists on the endan-
gered species list quite yet, but no one can ignore
their rapid decline. So what must journalists do to
adapt to the changes in media? First, they must
abandon any notion that they decide what should be
considered newsworthy. Today, it is all about what
the public wants to hear. Journalists must become fig-
ureheads who can provide insights beyond that of an
average person. By providing well-informed pieces,
journalists can build loyalty with their audience.
The future of journalism.may look grim to some,
but for the average Joe, things have never looked
better. A Web site like YouTube gives individuals
the ability to broadcast their stories to the entire
world. Citizen journalism is the next generation of
journalism.
The blasphemy
what? "
Youtube as an outlet for Atheism
YAZID FINN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
PTll begin this editorial by apologizing in
advance if I may state something untrue towards
the theme of this opinion, as I am not a Christian.
I have to say ITm glad I chose to attend ECU
as it really gave me the chance to finally sit down
and take a critical view as to why people believe
in what they do. ITm sure at one time or another
you've noticed our ocampus visitors? who stand
outside the libraryTs pillars for hours at a time.
I often stand in the crowds around them just to
listen to what they have to say. It was meeting these
individuals that sparked an interest into taking a
look at religions, which ultimately led to discover-
ing the alternative movement of the Atheist world.
Where was this movement taking place? At none
other than the video uploading world of Youtube.
While Youtube may come to mind as the best place
for finding videos of people partaking in activities
of the dangerously stupid variety, it can also be a
place of serious discussion where members take
turns posing questions and answers to some of the
most difficult religious issues to date. But one set of
videos in particular has recently caught my attention
and is widely known as, oThe Blasphemy Challenge.?
The challenge calls for those on Youtube to, in
a sense, join hands to commit the most unforgivable
sin mentioned in the Bible: Deny the Holy Spirit. The
videos have attracted waves of attention from other
users around the Web site, as well as various News
Media outlets including Fox and NBC. After just
over a month, well over 700 video responses were
posted in reply to the challenge, either joining hands
with the challengeTs creator or dismissing the video
as a publicity stunt of Atheists and otherwise seeing
the video as missing the mark of its intentions.
I fall in with the latter. Sure, the creator of the
video notes chapter and verse of the Bible (Mark
3:29), and continues to say that denying the Holy
Spirit is the most unforgivable sin mentioned in
the Bible. For his efforts, he is correct. However,
the entire intention behind the videos continues,
in which every person repeats a few lines following
the lead of the first, stating that he or she odenies
the existence of the Holy Spirit.? And they think
they've committed the unforgivable sin for this?
Like most problems that form from religious
fights, it is in my belief that this entire challenge
stemmed from the good old-fashioned oout of con-
text? clause. Sure, the videos look cool when various
celebrities like Penn Jillette (the talking half of the
Penn and Teller duo), among others, uploads their
videos in praise of the challenge... but just about
everyone has missed the mark. When the average
post on Youtube lacks vowels and proper punctua-
tion, I begin to long for the good old days of coffee
house intellectual discussions. Anyone with me?
MCT
{ Here's to the weekend }
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2007
RANT OF THE DAY
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useful thing | have engineered to this
date is a beer pong table.
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com. Log onto theeastcarolinian.com to submit a Rant of your own.
To the people who stop in the middle
of the road to let people out, just pull of
the road or park for two seconds. There
are people trying to get past you.
You're fiancé is cheating on you. How
do | know? He calls me all the time for
more than a friendly conversation. _
| love the fact that | can read the Pirate
Rants online. ItTs the one thing that
makes my lecture classes enjoyable.
I'd take a obanjo, back woods, out of
the cornfield accent? over a whiny,
New York accent from my hometown
any day. Z
They say if you donTt look for a
relationship one will just come to you,
but how do you not look when you are
really attracted to this person?
| say | like being single, but really | want
a boyfriend really bad.
| eat way too much fora girl.
| like your red bra and underwear you
bought for ValentineTs Day. Good luck.
| hope the new girl you picked is really
cool, because sheTs not that cute.
ITm pretty sure-all boys are jerks.
My Frisbee captain is totally cute.
Why do you have to have a girlfriend?
| think hot guys are allergic to me.
Just because my roommate and | got
really drunk and kissed one night does
not make us lesbians! : :
|love Thursdays, because my sketchy
friends and | go to IHOP. We have the
best time, every time.
Oh, ITm sorry. | thought we were too old
to be giving prank phone calls.
Dear roommate, No! | donTt have any
more condoms.
So | just finished reading the Rants.
Now ITm going to get back to my
second favorite hobby: Facebook
stalking.
Those trucks should not be driving
on the sidewalks on campus. It is
dangerous for those trucks to drive
through the Wright Plaza area.
Sometimes | wish | could find one
good girl, so all the others will leave
me alone...
LetTs all go get parfaits and discuss
ie caaetee for the U.S. presidency
in :
| bet | love Carolina and hate Duke
more than you.
| am trying to forget about your horrible
past.
That is wrong and you should stop
doing it.
DonTt come crying to me about your
sorority drama. DonTt you have other
things to worry about... like college?
Maybe if you quit being a slave to
your sorority you could have a normal
social life.
Parking at ECU is stupid! Leave my car
alone, meter maids!
Please put up some signs in the
Whichard Building. Ragsdale has signs
that tell you what each office is, so why
can't you, Whichard? =:
Think about the things that really irritate
you and ask yourself which ones really
matter at all.
If youTre unhappy at your job on
campus, please quit because you
make the student body miserable.
If youTre going to work out in the gym,
please wear deodorant. My nostrils
started burning today.
Hey everyone, look around you, find
something good in your day! Let's try
to have a happy Pirate Rant section
for once! .
The evil me is back... and badder
than ever.
To my dear friends that searched for
my lost keys in the cold, dark night:
| love you!
ITve been sprayed in the eye with a
produce hose!
| think the guy living above me brushes
his teeth more than 50 times a day. |
hear his every move.
What is up with all of the long black
witch jackets?
ITm a professional lush!
Send your mom my way. | want to
meet her.
| thought | was the only one who loved
George Bush, too! | have a stand up
poster of him in my room!
Why are all the hot girls moody?
| learned all the lessons about what not
to do when drinking the night before a
test and lab practical...
The date we went 6n was a waste of
my time and money. ThatTs why | never
called you back. Sorry!
ITve given up on the entire male
population. After.| graduate, | am
becoming a nun in a convent.
| want a wedding cake with polka
dots on it!
Is it bad that ITve been sitting here
writing Pirate Rants for the last three
hours of the day? OK, maybe!
It's amazing how much life can change
just by switching roomies... | love my
life!
My mom keeps asking me if | was the
person who wrote oI love my momT last
week in the Rants. No itwasnTt me but,
please print this so she knows that | do
love her"very much!
Yeah, you might think you're all that and
a bag of chips but, remember, at the
end of day ITm the one holding his hand.
My roommate hits my cat when he
bites her. He bites her because he
doesn't like how she rubs him. -The
next time she hits my cat, ITm going to
knock her block off.
The best thing in the world is hugging
my horse when heTs warm and smells
like fresh hay and sunshine. :
Being an only child is lonely.
Is there any way we can get tanning
beds at the Rec. Center?
Why do we not have a pirate ship on
campus?
My closet is full of clothes and yet |
have nothing to wear.
| understand that you're busy, but why
won't you date me?
How am | already out of Pirate Bucks?
Did anyone else have a paper due the
day after the Super Bowl? | didnTt get
to watch any of it!
The circus is coming to Raleigh next
weekend and ITm organizing a protest.
Wild animals are called owild? for a
reason.
Is anyone ever going to love and
adore me? :
| hate it when people take my cubicle
in the library!
People that say health care should be
affordable for everyone aren't the ones
spending a ton of time and money to
go to medical school.
Vodka will be the death of me.
It really sucks when you go to class,
sit down, look around and realize
everyone has those blue bubble
sheets, which means there is a test
and you're screwed...
Indie music is simply amazing.
I'm so glad that stupid groundhog didnTt
see its shadow... | wanna wear my
rainbows again soon!
Just because it is raining, you and your
umbrella donTt own the sidewalk.
Officials screw up, blame everyone
What else is new?
JONATHAN GARDNER
OPINION WRITER
It was a typical, cold morning in Boston on Jan.
31. However, that morning started out different than
most. By noon, the city was gripped in fear due to
multiple bomb threats all around the city. Streets
were closed, police were everywhere and the citizens
of Boston were left out in the dark. According to city
officials, possible bombs had been placed strategi-
cally around the city, including in a subway station
and under a bridge. The officials couldnTt have been
more wrong if they tried.
These obombs? were actually advertising pieces
for the Adult Swim show, oAqua Teen Hunger
Force.? These pieces, which depicted pixilated
characters of the show giving the middle finger,
were black boxes with batteries and wires in the
back. According to Massachusetts Attorney General
Martha Coakley,
oIt [the piece] had a very sinister appearance.?
Officials were worked up over these devices, but if
you showed them to any pedestrian on the street,
they would call the devices for what they were:
Lite-Brite boards. The advertising pieces depicted
the characters using a circuit board and tiny light
bulbs. :
Now, it is understandable that the city would
shut down after multiple bomb threats, After all, itTs
important to protect your citizens.
However, there is a major flaw in that thinking.
These advertising pieces were around the city for
a couple weeks. Yes, the supposed obombs? were
around the city long before the officials took notice of
them. So, had these devices actually been explosives,
half the city of Boston would be gone by now. Not
only that, this same advertising campaign was set
up in multiple cities around the country, including
New York and San Francisco. Boston was the only
city that mistook these pieces for explosives.
But rather than admit that they were wrong and
that they overreacted, Boston officials decided to
take this in another direction. :
They are charging the two men who set tp the
devices around the city with oinciting a bomb scare.?
The two men are taking the charges as seriously as
they should be. During their press conference, they
refused to answer any questions about the case and
would only answer questions related to haircuts of
the 1970s. Boston officials are also asking Turner
Broadcasting Company, the parent company of Adult
Swim, to reimburse the city for the time and man-
power wasted on this ohoax.? Turner Broadcasting
has issued an apology, but no reimbursement has
gone out yet.
This is just another example of the egotistical
opowers that be.? They were duped and now the
whole country knows it. They take a shot to their ego
and decide that itTs not their fault they were duped.
The blame rests on everyone else.
Once the two accused men go free, which is likely
to happen, maybe the officials of Boston will let it go
and put this whole mess behind them. On the other
hand, thereTs a silver lining around this event. Aqua
Teen Hunger Force got the publicity it wanted to
achieve, and more.
ECU lacrosse
plays season
opener Saturday
Can you smell it?
JUSTIN SUMMERS
OPINION WRITER
At the East Carolinian, we spend quite a bit of
time writing about the various athletic programs
here at ECU. Basketball, hockey, baseball and of
course, football are the big ones, but there are a
few other sports that deserve some recognition
too.
One of these lesser known sports is a littleT
game called lacrosse. For those of you who do
not know what lacrosse is, I will try to break it
down for you.
Lacrosse is a game that was invented by
Native Americans in the 1600s and adopted
by the French in the 18th century. Since then,
lacrosse has become the fastest growing sport
in North America and has even received some
international coverage thanks to the scandal at
Duke University.
Lacrosse is a game of physical endurance
and team unity. Each team consists of 10
players; three midfield players, three attack
players, three defensive players and a goalie,
much like soccer. The objective for each team
is to pass, catch and shoot the ball into the -
opponents goal on opposite ends of a 110-yard
field by the end of four 15-minute quarters.
A lacrosse ball is small and rubber and it is
thrown and shot with netted sticks that can be
swung, poked and slapped at opponents on defense.
Lacrosse is a very fast and physical game
that is unlike any other team sport today.
Now that you have an abstract idea of what
lacrosse is, I can tell you about the lacrosse pro-
gram here at ECU. At one point in time, I am told,
ECU had a Division I lacrosse program that was
under funded and cut out. Nowadays, we are in
the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference-A league
and compete with teams like FSU, Georgia Tech
and N.C. State, to name a few.
Four years ago we won the Conference-B
championships in Atlanta, Ga. and since then
made the switch into the A league for better
competition. Since the switch into the A division,
we have faced some pretty serious competition
but have managed to continually improve each
season.
This season looks to be our best yet and it kicks
off at noon this Saturday at the Blount fieldsT com-
plex where we will take on the Clemson Tigers.
I had the pleasure of hosting a party with the
girls of the ECU womenTs lacrosse team over the
_weekend where I was assured I would be killed if
I did not mention them in this article.
The womenTs contingent of ECU lacrosse has
their season opener this weekend where they will
take on Wake Forest. WomenTs lacrosse isnTt quite .
as physical as guyTs lacrosse but still beats field .
hockey any day.
The girls team has a big season ahead of
them and with some luck, they will win a few.
The ECU lacrosse program has been very
successful and, with the help of a few fans,
we could be the best in the South. So this
weekend get your pregame on. Break out
your chairs and blankets and make it out
to Blount fields to watch the ECU lacrosse
teams as we defend the Pirate Nation. Arghh.
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Horoscopes:
Aries
Start counting the money but
donTt spend it yet. Figure out how
much you need and where you're
going to get it.
Taurus
As you busily bustle about, you'll
encounter people who want to
help. This is good, but donTt let
them take control. Keep that job
for yourself.
Gemini
Although you seem to be more
efficient now, do pay attention.
Listen to your partner, the critics
and the competition. DonTt race
off in the wrong direction.
Cancer
ThereTs plenty of work, but the
money is not great. It seems
to come in dribbles. The good
news is that itTs steady, so keep
on plugging away. The boredom
will make you creative.
Leo
Hide out for a while and let
yourself heal. You have a few
scrapes and bruises. DonTt even
think or talk things over. Listen
and watch, at the most.
Virgo
Gather up all the goodies you
can, and stash them in a safe
place. You're just about to get
interested in doing something
else.
Libra
YouTre starting to see results,
and thatTs enormously gratifying.
DonTt go shouting to the hilltops
yet; itTs still too early. There is
still time for things to go the
other way.
Scorpio
As you wrap up this latest chore,
give yourself a break. Go out and
spend some of what you've just
earned on somebody you love.
Sagittarius
Another source of funds is
becoming available. This may
be old debts you can collect, or
an old project you can finish. ItTs T
like finding a treasure, but you
still have to do the work.
Capricorn ;
Your friends all want to celebrate
your newly acquired wealth.
You're running into friends you
haven't seen.in years. Some, you
may suspect, you've never seen
before. Take care.
Aquarius
The more you understand, the
more curious you become.
DonTt worry about running out
of questions. ThereTs a whole
universe to explore.
Pisces
Stash away your surplus, and
everything else you might need.
Itnever hurts to be prepared. Get
new flashlight batteries, too. In
the end you'll be glad you packed
everything.
Local Concerts:
24th Machine Gun Band and
Medusa
Feb. 10
City Hotel and Bistro
9:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
The Embers
Feb. 14
City Hotel and Bistro
9:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
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1 part cranberry juice
1 part seltzer water
1 part white wine
2 limes, sliced, reserve 4 slices
for garnish
Mint sprigs, for garnish
In a large pitcher, combine
cranberry. juice, seltzer, white
wine, and lime slices. Serve over
ice and garnish with reserved
lime slices and mint sprigs.
Espresso Martini
1 1/2 shots vodka
1 shot coffee liqueur
1 shot coffee, cooled to room
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1 teaspoon instant espresso
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{ Arts & Entertainment }
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2007
Page A4
V-Day Campaign takes over ECU
Performances geared toward
stopping violence against women
KORRI-LEE SMITH
STAFF WRITER
V-day first began as the result of Eve EnslerTs
Obie-Award winning play, The Vagina Monologues.
As Ensler performed her play. in towns and cities
across the world,
she saw first-
hand the violence
occurring against
women. Hundreds
of women shared
with her their
stories of rape,
incest, domestic
battery and geni-
tal mutilation.
Wanting to
put an end to such
violence, Ensler
and a group of
women in New
York joined
together and
founded V-day.
TheVT in V-Day stands for victory, valentine and vagina.
For nine years the global movement referred |
to as V-day has aimed at stopping violence
against women and girls. V-day brings atten-
tion to heavy issues such as rape, battery, incest,
female genital mutilation and sexual slavery.
Each year V-day campaigns, local volunteers and
college students produce benefit performances of
The Vagina Monologues. The purpose of the event is
to raise awareness and funds for local anti-violence
UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS
groups. Last year alone over 2,700 V-day benefit
events took place to educate millions of people about
the violence occurring against women and girls.
oThis performance is a great opportunity for
everyone to take time out in order to understand
just how prominent domestic violence is in our
society, and have a first hand account of how it
plagues lives,? said sophomore communication major,
Charlotte Moye.
Aside from the performance aspect, V-day also
produces innovative gatherings, films and campaigns
aimed to educate and change social attitudes towards
won funding that helped open the first shelters for
women in Egypt and Iraq, sponsored annual work-
shops and three national campaigns in Afghanistan,
convened the oConfronting Violence? conference of
South Asian women leaders and donated satellite-
phones to Afghan women to keep lines of communica-
tion open and action plans moving forward.
V-day has also established the Karama pro-
gram based out of Cairo to build networks to
end violence against women and girls in Egypt,
the violence
against women.
The work of
this movement
is not restricted
to solely deal-
ing with issues
close to home.
V-day com-
mits ongoing sup-
port to construct
movements and
anti-violence net-
works in Africa,
the Middle
East and Asia.
The group
has successfully
provided hard-
Images Courtesy of the V-Day Campaign Web site
see VDAY page A7
Eve Ensler gives a powerful performance of The Vagina Monologues.
Frank PortmanTs
King Dork
BRIDGET TODD
STAFF WRITER
It seems like so long ago since
I was that girl in the backseat of
a Honda Civic trying tq impress
the black haired senior who drove
me to high school, by smoking a
clove cigarette. It being my first
cigarette, I inhaled, and of course,
erupted into a fit of deep hollow
coughs. Later at lunch, all of the
fake wood tables were clamoring
with the story of the girl who made
a fool of herself trying to look cool.
ITve since moved on from this and
the many: other social humiliations
that I fell victim to in high school.
Still, I've always wished I could
go back to those horrible years and
have every painstaking event narrated
with a sarcasticT voice over, a kind of
sympathetic gag reel. Frank Portman
achieves just that by thoroughly recre-
ating those oglory days? with his hilari-
ous and tender debut novel King Dork.
The novelTs narrator Tom could
be the white male version of myselfin
high school"hopelessly dorky, awk-
ward and tortured by his blonder,
more attractive classmates.
This book amusingly illustrates
those frightening days of high school,
a Darwinian nightmare in which othe
normals? (think jock types and cruel
school administrators) rule with an
iron fist. Tom and his friend Sam
spend their days trying to avoid the
evil tortures of their popular class-
mates, not the least of which is oMake
out/Fake out,? wherein a cheerleader
Novel depicts olory days
pretends she will sexually pleasure an
unsuspecting dork.
The boys take refuge in music,
spending a lot of time making new
names for their (sort-of) fictional
band like oBaby. Batter,? oTennis
With Guitars? and my personal
favorite oI Love You But You're
Standing on My Foot.?
The novel is an anomaly, at once
serving as biting social satire while
also being exceedingly earnest. A
clever bit of irony unfolds at Tom's
mocking of the much-loved novel
about an alienated teen The Catcher
in the Rye, which he is assighed to
read each school year. He refers to
the bookTs hordes of followers who
claim reading it changed their lives
as the oCatcher Cult,? vowing to
never enjoy the book the way his
teacher wants him to.
This proves to be ironic as
the novel is itself a tale of teen
angst and disaffection and
because Tom will soon stumble
across his dead fatherTs copy of
Catcher, which reading indeed does
change his life.
If your high school experiences
sound anything like TomTs (or mine
for that matter) you should read
this book because you will love it.
Better yet, read it then lend it to your
teenage sister, brother, friend, child,
cousin, niece or nephew. They will
love it too, but more importantly, it
will serve as an echoing reminder
that yes, high school is miserable, but
it eventually ends, your face clears up
and by then with a little luck you'll
have some really great stories.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
given year, every now and
The votes are in:
The music of 1990
A year that missed
more than it hit
JOHN BOSCO
SENIOR WRITER
A few weeks ago, I
asked readers to weigh in
on what music year they
wanted me to tackle next.
The votes were tallied,
and 1990 won.
Sometimes, when you
look at music in terms of
what was released in a
then you get a year that
stands out and defines an
entire decade.
Unfortunately, 1990
didnTt quite pan out to be
the summary of the great
decade ahead.
In many ways, it was a
tragic year for music fans.
Among the better music
of the decade, Depeche
Mode release Violator, the
album containing the hit
oPersonal Jesus.?
Canadian act The
Cowboy Junkies release
The Caution. Horses, and though
it is commercially more acces-
sible than their previous album,
critics overall say that the band
has lost their distinct country
blues sound.
Nineteen-ninety did see
the breakthrough of Uncle
Tupelo, as they released their
first full album, No Depresszon,
and essentially mark the begin-
ning of alt-country music. Band
members Jay Farrar and Jeff
Tweedy would later go on to
continue to push alt-country
in other bands, including the
highly successful group Wilco.
Sonic Youth begin their grun-
gier sound with the release of
Goo, which is somewhat of a
step back from their previ-
ous experimentation, though
still a highlight of one of the
yearTs best albums.
But thatTs where
the successes of 1990
end, for the most part:
Glam metal act (aka
oHair Band?) Poison release
Flesh and Blood, which sur-
prisingly had two top 10 hits.
Not to be confused with
the brilliant folk singer, heavy
metal act Johnny Crash, release
their one and only album,
Neighbourhood Threat. If you
are unsure who they are, donTt
worry"you are not alone.
The 1990 album on
everyoneTs mind, undoubt-
edly, would have to be MC
HammerTs Please Hammer
DonTt Hurt Em. Featuring
the infamous oU Can't Touch
This,? Hammer received
commercial success, but was
ultimately considered'too pop
oriented to be taken seriously.
Nineteen-ninety onesTs oToo
Legit 2 Quit? didnTt help any.
Madonna couldn't stay
out of the media in 1990, as her
Blond Ambition tour placed her
on stage performing controversial
acts never before seen on stage.
Between that and her music video
for oJustify My Love,? she had her
hands full with attention.
see 1990 page A7
Predictable tracks
leave something to
be desired
JENNY AYERS
STAFF WRITER
On the bandTs official We
site, Neverthelessmusic.com,
Relient KTs Matthew Thiessan
is quoted as saying oNeverthe-
lessT new record makes me a
happy camper,? and it is easy
to see why. The upbeat, catchy
mingling of guitar and drums,
paired with the smooth vocals
of Joshua Pearson, result in a
sound almost identical to that
of Relient K.
We saw the same phenom-
ena with Panic! at the DiscoTs
striking vocal similarity to Fall :
Out Boy, but the big difference
there was that Panic! set them-
selves apart by the strength of
their music and a style all their
own. Nevertheless, however,
seems to fall into arut with this
album that leaves them hidden
amongst countless other up-
and-coming indie bands.
One thing that does set
Nevertheless apart from someT
of their counterparts is that they
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aim to sing songs about hope and
perseverance, while many bands on
the indie scene focus on heartbreak
and the constant battle that is life.
Nevertheless is a Christian
band that actually incorporates
their spirituality into their lyrics.
Many bands identify themselves
NeverthelessT debut album barely has a pulse
as Christian but do not always
make it apparent in their words.
On their title track, they sing,
oWe're here only for a second. And
then we're gone when we least
expect it. So do more than sur-
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STAFF WRITER
The 1970s was a golden
period for movies. Sly Stallone
introduced the world to Rocky
Balboa; Francis Ford Coppola
gave cinema its ultimate icon in
Vito Corleone; and Martin Scors-
ese gave moviegoers a reason to
tip cabbies in 1976Ts Taxi Driver.
Scorsese was no stranger to great
filmmaking, having previously
directed Mean Streets, but Tazz
Driver set the bar for both the
urban drama and the entire con-
cept of a film hero.
Taxi Driver marked the true
beginning of Scorsese's legendary.
career. Not since John Huston had
Hollywood experienced a director
who could combine storytell-
ing, cinematography, original-
ity and acting in such a way as
Scorsese does.
Scorsesé is able to make the
viewer examine each and every
part of a particular frame. When
one sees a Scorsese film, their
eyes are drawn to everything
in the frame as everything has
significance. He goes to great
lengths to make sure even the
smallest object correlates with
everything else and that continu-
ity is upheld.
Taxi Driver is no exception
because everything from the dirty
cab to Travis BickleTs drab apart-
ment interconnects. Taz Driver
from the onset is unlike any other
film. The viewer is immediately
drawn to Travis Bickle, played
with indescribable brilliance by
Robert De Niro. Bickle is every-
thing a hero shouldn't be. He is
mentally unstable, dirty and not
physically appealing in any way.
He perceives New York City as
filled with decadence and sleaze
and because of this lie feels it is his
duty to cleanse it. He spends his
lonely nights frequenting adult
theaters and his days driving a
cab and attempting to romance
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formance by a child in cine-
matic history. He starts to love
her in the way a big brother
would and Travis becomes
obsessed with freeing Iris from
her life of degradation.
Taxi Driver has some of the
finest acting ever seen in a film.
Scorsese demands perfection out
of his cast and can achieve it by
_even the most static of actors. De
Niro gives one of the best perfor-
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De NiroTs work in Raging Bull.
De Niro has an ability to totally
,transform himself into a character
othat so many actors lack.
The viewer forgets an actor
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to believe that there is actu-
ally a person named Travis
Bickle and that the viewer is
just a fly on the wall watch-
ing everything that goes on in
his sad life. This is also in part
due to ScorseseTs filmmaking.
As mentioned, Jodie Foster
gives a great performance as Iris.
In a showing of wonderful talent
that has not diminished, Foster
does a great job of coming across
as a troubled child held hostage in
a life she feels she cannot get out
of by a demonic pimp played in a
surprisingly refreshing perfor-
mance by veteran actor Harvey
Keitel. Cybil Shepard also gives a
good performance as Betsy.
Taxi Driver is a film that
must be seen by everyone at
least once. With. each viewing,
there is something new and
exciting to be noticed. Watching
Tazi Driver is enough to get
any moviegoer obsessed with
ScorseseTs work. Anyone who
has seen The Departed knows
that Scorsese still does not dis-
appoint. Taxi Driver is a film
that will span generations and is
going to be revered as a classic
for as long as there is cinema.
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VDAY continued from A4 -
Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Alge-
ria, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
V-day has reached 81 coun-
tries and is still growing at a
rapid pace. This non-profit orga-
nization has distributed funds to
grassroots, national and inter-
national organizations and pro-
grams that work to stop violence
against women and girls. Over
the last eight years, V-day
has helped raise over $30 million
for the cause.
When women live j in safety
and no longer fear violence or the
threat of violence, V-day will have
accomplished what they've set out
to do. If that day were ever to
come, V-day will then be known
as Victory Over Violence Day.
The Office of Victim Services
at ECU and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-
ity will be sponsoring The Vagina
Monologues as part of the V-Day
College Campaign.
The event will help to raise
money for The Family Violence
Programs of Pitt County. The
production will take place at
Wright Auditorium Feb. 9 " 11
at 7.p.m.
For those interested in
attending, tickets are being
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for students and $12 for the
public. Tickets bought at the door
are $12 for students and $15 for
the public. Tickets can also be
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visiting ecuarts.com: Come be a
part of this yearTs event to raise
awareness and stop the violence
against women and girls.
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1990 continued from A4
Milli Vanilli, that corny duo
you may recall, get busted for
lip-syncing and later have their
Grammy award revoked due to
the controversy.
The music community
also took a big hit when leg-
endary blues guitarist Stevie
Ray Vaughan died in a fatal heli-
copter crash.
But everything wasnTt all
horrible"though the music
wasnTt up to par, the gears were
turning, and no one could have
guessed what was coming up later
in the decade.
The Smashing Pumpkins
begin recording Gish, their hugely
popular debut album that will be
released in 1991.
But, sadly, 1990 marked the
end of Starship, the band behind
the infamous, Blender magazine
Most Awesomely Bad song ever,
oWe Built This City.?
When itTs all said and done,
1990 just doesnTt compete with
some of the better years in music.
Though there were a few success-
ful albums that managed to push
forward, the majority seemed to
be music targeted at commercial,
not artistic, success.
In some senses, 1990 might
be considered the beginning of
the end for ogood? popular-music;
the decade would round out with
great alternative music, but by
the later half, boy bands and divas
would rule the charts.
Be sure to tune in to the
WZMB to hear music from the
past and present.
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NEVERTH ELESS continued from A4
vive. LetTs live like we're alive!?
As uplifting and encouraging
as their lyrics may be, it is the
delivery that seems to be lacking.
The entire album can practically
be played through in the time it
takes to drive from one side of
Greenville to the other.
At the end of the final track,
you may be confused as to whether
or not the album was entirely
made up of one song, as all the
tracks sound very similar and
have few factors that set them
apart from all the rest.
There are a couple of excep-
_ tions to this seemingly monoto-
nous mix. While the instru-
mental aspect still lacks much
variation, the track entitled
oLover? does incorporate some
vocal diversity that may warrant
repeat play.
The final track, oOTChild?
is an uplifting, mellow number
choc-full of acoustic guitars and
soul-piercing vocals that will
make any girl swoon, or quite
possibly gag.
Of course, the guys in the
band are striving for diversity
and success in their attempts and
might not think too highly of its
dismal reception.
The members all dropped out
of college to pursue their dreams
as living life as role-model-
rockstars. The songs are indeed
positive, catchy and uplifting, but
itTs what they arenTt (original,
diverse, experimental) that leaves
the listener wanting more.
Singer Joshua Pearson
is quoted on their Web Site as
saying oWe have never worked so
hard on anything in our whole lives.
I feel like the process reaffirmed our
reasons for doing this, because we
had to give our all or go home.?
It appears their hard work
could use a little tweaking. If
they add a couple of tracks and
diversify the mix, Nevertheless
Just might establish their own
sound and identity on their next
album attempt.
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Rushing yards by Northeast-
ern High SchoolTs DaRonte
McNeil in his senior season;
McNeil signed a letter-of-
intent yesterday to play for
the Pirates in 2007; McNeil
led the state of N.C. in rush-
ing yards with 3,029 and also
scored 34 touchdowns his
senior year; McNeil, a 6T2,
217-pound running back, fin-
ished his high school career
as the Northeastern Coastal
ConferenceTs all-time lead-
ing rusher with 8,229 career
yards and 98 touchdowns
2
Years in a row that the MVP
of the annual high school
Shrine Bowl, which is a game
that matches the best prep
football players of North
Carolina and South Carolina,
has singed with ECU; the
2005 MVP, Norman Whitley,
rushed for 132 yards to lead
the North Carolina team to
victory; Whitley is now a red-
shirt freshman for the Pirates;
the 2006 Shrine Bowl MVP,
Greenville native and J.H.
Rose running back Jonathan
Williams, signed a letter-
of-intent with the Pirates
yesterday; Williams rushed
for 106 yards to also lead N.C.
to victory; Williams was also
recently named to the 2006
EA Sports All-American
third-team
Combined state champion-
ships for Charlotte Inde-
pendence quarterback D.J.
McFadden and J.H. Rose run-
ning back Jonathan Williams,
who both signed with ECU
yesterday; McFadden guided
Independence to back-to-back
state titles during his junior
and senior seasons, compiling
a record of 32-0 as a start-
ing quarterback; McFadden
completed 143-of-278 passes
for 2,271 yards and 15 touch-
downs during senior season -
which included a No. 1 state
rank and a No. 9 national
rank according to USA Today;
J.H. Rose product Williams
completed his high school
career as a four-time Class 4A
State champion, with a com-
bined. 60-4 record; Williams
rushed for 2,807 yards and
39 touchdowns on 242 car-
ries his senior season; he also
recorded a school record 391
rushing yards and six touch-
downs in a contest against
rival Rocky Mount last fall
21
Out of the 26 football players
who signed letters-of-intent
for ECU played high school
football in North Carolina;
of the five that are not from
North Carolina, two are from
Virginia, 1 is from Florida
and one is from South Caro-
lina; 6T6, 308-pound defensive
lineman Linval Joseph signed
with the Pirates yesterday
despite verbally committing
to. the Florida Gators in July
of 2006, according to recruit-
ing Web Site Rivals.com;
Joseph played at Sante Fe ©
High School in Alachua, Fla.;
Joseph is rated as the 44 best
defensive tackle in the nation
and the 76" overall recruit in
the state of Florida by Rivals.
com; Joseph also Captured the
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They said it
oMany of these players had a
chance to come to a home game
this season and the role that
the student body and the fan
base has made in recruiting has
been huge.?
- Skip Holtz, ECU football head
coach, at yesterday's signing day
press conference.
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2007
PAGE A8
Pirates ST some hone roe ae
ECU inks 21 recruits
from North Carolina
GREG KATSKI
SPORTS EDITOR
RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
ECU Head Football Coach
Skip Holtz announced the third
recruiting class in his tenure with
the program yesterday, and made
his excitement evident.
oThis is the strongest class
we've put together since ITve been
here,? said Holtz. oThis recruiting
class has the chance to do some
special things, and I could not be
more excited about where we are
right now and the 26 players that
joined the Pirate family today.?
Out of the 26 players to sign
national letters-of-intent, 21 played
at the prep level in North Carolina.
Two recruits are from Greenville,
while more than a half-dozen are
from eastern North Carolina.
Since taking over the helm as
the head coach of the Pirates, Holtz
has made it a point to recruit in-state
players with a strong work ethic
and true desire to play for ECU.
oWe have East Carolina written
across our jerseys, and we want to
make it home for players across the
state,? said Holtz. oThereTs a sense
of pride, enthusiasm and excitement
for these players about having the
opportunity to play close to home
and in front of family and friends.?
This is especially the case for
running backs Jonathan Williams,
from nearby J.H. Rose, and Tyrell
Worthington of South Central.
oItTs nice to keep Jonathan Wil-
liams and Tyrell Worthington right
there at home,? said Holtz.
The halfbacks will be vying for
playing time in a crowded backfield,
but feature two very distinct and
different styles.
oWilliams is a very strong
running back and ITm anxious to
get him on the field,? said Holtz.
oWorthington is more of a speed
type of running back. He is very
explosive and really excels at making
people miss in the open field.?
The newly signed class also
boasts a plethora of skill position
players, including six versatile
defensive backs and three quick,
playmaking wide receivers.
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oWe have East Carolina written across our jerseys,
and we want to make it home for players across the state.
ThereTs a sense of pride, enthusiasm and excitement for
these players about having the opportunity to play close
to home and in front of family and friends.?
SKIP HOLTZ
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
oAll of the defensive backs we
signed also played offense in high
school,? said Holtz. oSome of these
skill players have a chance to come
in and make a difference immedi- .
ately, especially with the holes that
Club hockey falters
on the big
ECU is stuck in a scoring drought.
Pirates canTt pull
out a win in South
Regional Tournament
JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER
Two weekends ago, the ECU
menTs club hockey team (13-6)
traveled to Georgia to play Ken-
nesaw State (22-5). The Pirates
squandered a third period lead
to-the No. 2 team in the South
Region, and ended up losing the
game 10-6.
ECU returned to Georgia this
past weekend for the South Regional
Tournament, and made evident
they have still not recovered.
The Pirates first game hap-
pened to be a rematch with Ken-
nesaw State. The game was
close for the majority of the first
period, but was blown open by
the Owls during the second.
ECU went on to lose the match
against Kennesaw State 8-0.
Pirate Head Coach Wayne
Cox thought the rankings for the
South Regional Tournament put
his team at.a disadvantage.
oWe had some issues with the
rankings before we went in there,?
said Cox. oKennesaw should have
stage
never been ranked third, they
should have been ranked one or
two and we meet Kennesaw in
the first round.?
Cox added, oQuite frankly,
Kennesaw has one of the best
teams in the country. We played
them even for the first 20 min-
utes; we had a bad break going
into the second period. Things
just turned on us. The kids
worked their tales off against
Kennesaw.?
' Junior forward Corey Fleitz
thought the team played a sloppy
gamein the loss to Kennesaw State.
oWe were undisciplined
against a very disciplined team,?
said Fleitz. oThey took advan-
tage of every opportunity that
we gave them penalty wise.
We played better our second
game but the first night was
real bad.?
After losing Friday night,
ECU returned to the ice Sat-
urday to take on familiar foe
Loyola College. The two teams
played earlier in the season and
Loyola won 5-4. The loss hap-
pened to be the Pirates only loss
in the first half of the season. On
Saturday, the game came down
to an overtime shootout, which
the Pirates lost 6-5. ECU led
5-3 over Loyola going into the
third period.
oAgainst Loyola, they were |
ranked second going into the
tournament,? Cox said. oWe
thought Loyola was really
over-hyped. We had a two
goal lead on them and lost in
an overtime shootout. Basi+
cally, the kids played as well
as they could have played.?
ECU goalie Connor Brearley
thought the team underachieved
in the tournament.
oWe definitely went in there
expecting to get at least one
win,? said Brearley. oWe knew
Kennesaw was going to be tough
going into it. No one person on
the team was more to blame than
anyone else. I certainly feel bad
for letting in the number of goals
that I did and certainly the last
shot of the weekend, the shootout
see HOCKEY page A10
were created by the seniors that just
graduated.?
The most intriguing athlete to
sign with ECU was Angier, N.C.
product Rodney Cox. Cox, a 6-6,
230 pound talent, could play mul-
Photo by Zach Sirkin
tiple positions for the Pirates. As
a quarterback for Harnett Central
High School, Cox rushed for nearly
5,200 yards and passed for nearly
see SIGNING page AQ
ECU football
_recruits revealed
to public
JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER
The Pirates received the last of
26 letters-of-intent from young men
with a desire to carry on the ECU
tradition at about 1:30 Wednesday
afternoon. However, the festivities
that come along with National
Signing Day didnTt conclude until
the phenomenal class was revealed
to the public at 5 p.m. o2007 Signing
Day Fan Fest? was held at Harvey
Hall in the Murphy Center to com-
memorate the day.
Approximately 400 students,
fans and alumni packed Harvey
Hall to witness one of the best ECU
recruiting classes in years. Food and
refreshments were offered before
and during the event for the public.
Head Football Coach Skip Holtz
entered Harvey Hall a few minutes
after five to a rousing reception.
Holtz spent little time with small
- talk before diving into information
on the 26 players. Holtz then gave.
a thank you to what he called othe
best staffin the nation? before pass-
ing the microphone onto offensive
coordinator Steve Shankweiler.
Shankweiler then broke down the
offensive side of the recruiting
class and passed the duties onto
defensive coordinator Greg Hudson.
The program ended with an
electrifying video montage of the
recruiting class, which featured
around three plays on each of the
26 incoming players.
Afterwards, fans seemed very
pleased with the job done by Skip
Holtz and staff.
oI think itTs pretty nice,?
exclaimed Garrett Yates. oIt is [the
recruiting class] better than last year
and looks like we've been building
on it a lot the last couple of years. I
know, depending on which Web site
you look at Rodney Cox is supposed
to bea pretty good athlete, whether
as a receiver or a quarterback.?
Alex Dosser thought recruit-
ing the state of North Carolina was
huge for the incoming class.
o(The class features] so many
guys from the state of North Caro-
lina,? said Dosser. oItTs good to see that
they are concentrating on the area.?
Hardcore fan Matt Brooks said,
oStellar, great class, one of the best
classes in the nation. Definitely
number one in Conference USA.?
ECU succumbs to Black Knights
ECU loses to UCF
BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR WRITER
ECU had three players score
in double figures, but couldn't pull
out a win.
The Pirates lost their ninth
game in a row to the Golden
Knights 67-49. UCF, who is second
in Conference USA standings and
the top ranked shooting team,
boosted their record to 17-6 over-
all and 6-3 in C-USA games. ECU
will remain at the bottom of the
conference with an overall record
of 5-17 and 0-9 in C-USA.
ECU senior Courtney Captain
led all scorers in the first half with
14 points on 5-8 shooting from the
floor and 4-7 from behind the arc.
oI feel like I can make the team
some points. I try to get as many
points as I can. Being the lone
senior I try to help out as much as
I can,? says Captain on his perfor-
mance during the first half.
UCFTs Josh Peppers was also
hot during the first half, hitting
two three-pointers on 80 percent
shooting. The Pirates fought hard
during the first half, pulling down
17 rebounds and hitting 75 percent
from the free throw line.
In the play of the game, ECU
guard Darrell Jenkins pushed
the ball up court for a two on one
with 1:34 left to feed sprinting big
man John Fields with an alley-oop
slam-dunk. The Golden Knights
weren't going to be shown up.
While the Pirates were celebrat-
ing, forward Kenrick Zondervan
scooted in for an easy lay-up.
With 10 seconds left in the first
half UCF wanted to make a state-
ment. When ECU guard Brandon
Evans came down with a rebound,
he was immediately stripped by
Jermaine Taylor. Taylor could have
been called for a foul but put it back
in for an easy dunk as time expired.
The Golden Knights led at half
29-26. Only down by three Coach
Stokes had a game plan to get back
into the game.
oWe wanted to try and get
the ball inside, we wanted to get
something going inside. We knew
that they would probably try to
go inside and we tried to come out
Photos by Terrell Gordy
with the same type of intensity
defensively.?
The second half belonged to
UCF forcing ECU to 16 turnovers,
while shooting 10-17 from three-
point land. UCF finished off the
Pirates 67-49 after shooting 50
percent from the floor.and hitting
13 of their 13 attempts from the
charity strip in the second half.
UCF senior Josh Peppers fin-
ished the night with 24 points on
9-10 shooting from the floor. He
also hit 4-5 from downtown, while
shooting 90 percent on the night.
Guard Jermaine Taylor also had a
good night putting up 17 points.
For the Pirates, John Fields
put up his second double double
of his career with 11 points and
14 rebounds. Cory Farmer, who
found his skill of driving down the
lane, scored 10 and had two steals.
Captain put up 15 points after
see UCF page Al0
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SIGNING continued from A&
4,700 yards.
oRodney Cox has the best
combination of size, athleticism
and speed in this class,? said Holtz.
oI think he is going to be a great
player here one day, and has a
chance to make a real difference
on the field.?
According to Scouts Inc., Cox
is ideal for running the option
offense, similar to Florida quar-
terback Tim Tebow.
Of the 26 players to sign with
ECU yesterday, junior college wide
receiver, and Raleigh native T.J.
Lee could make the most imme-
diate impact. With the vacancy
left by star receiver Aundrae
Allison, Lee is likely to see sig-
nificant playing time next season.
Lee was selected as a Junior Col-
lege Second-Team All-American by
the 47th Annual J.C. Grid-Wire.
Lee led the Bakersfield Renegades
with 736 yards receiving, and an
average of 21.6 yards per reception.
oTJ. Lee is a very explosive, big
play receiver,? said Holtz. oI certainly
donTt want to compare him too much
to Aundrae Allison, but we're hoping
he can make that kind of immediate
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oWe donTt recruit by thenumber,
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recruits. We sit down and do our
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According to Scouts Inc.Ts Auto-
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class ranked 42nd in the nation.
The only two C-USA programs
ranked above ECU were Mem-
phis (25th) and Southern Miss
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ahead of in-state foe Wake Forest
(84th) and rival N.C. State (66th).
oWe were able to compete a
little more with those schools this
year than in years past,? Holtz said
of the nearby ACC foes. oWe have
to continue to build up our pro-
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the state that is winning so we can
bea viable option for these players.?
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UCF
continued from AlO
having a lackluster second half.
ECU finished the game with
33 rebounds, 10 of which came on
offense giving the Pirates more
second chances than usual.
UCF goes home to face Mar-
shall on Saturday, while ECU
travels to Houston to try to break
their losing streak of nine. The
Pirates return home to Williams
Arena at Minges Coliseum on
ValentineTs Day to facé off against
Southern Miss at 6 p.m.
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HOCKEY
continued from AlO
shot that went in. I wish I could
get that ore back. You just got to
recover from that and focus on
the games that are coming up.?
The Pirates return to action
this weekend at Bladez on Ice in
Greenville. to take on division
nemesis Clemson. While finish-
ing eighth in the final South
Region rankings, ECU is turn-
ing itTs focus to keeping a perfect
conference record in tact. More
importantly, the Pirates look to
seal up a first round bye in the
Blue Ridge Hockey Conference
Tournament since nationals are
out of play.
oClemsonTs got some talent,? Cox
said. oItTs going to bea tough game.?
While not saying they should
beat Clemson, Fleitz thinks
this weekend is very big for the
team after losing three of the
last four.
oFor morality is very impor-
tant to sweep them, but other-
wise we pretty much have the
division won,? Fleitz said. oThey
are a big rival so hopefully we
can pack the house and play well.
ItTs a pretty big weekend.?
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