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The East Carolinian VOLUME 82, ISSUE 57 February 22, 2007
McGinnis Theatre will
host to Urinetown,
which begins tonight
and runs through Feb.
2/7. Read out more
about this hilarious
musical.:.....:.. Page A4
The Academy Awards
will air this Sunday;
read one studentTs
r predictions and
make some of your
Sée if the ECU menTs '
basketball team
avoided the longest
losing streak in the
history of the program
last night at home
against the Marshall
Thundering Herd
The Pirates of the ice
hosted Radford this
past weekend looking
to secure the BRHC
regular season title
with a win. See if ECU
could pull one out and
go into the conference
tournament with a
strong seed.....Page A7
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SuDoku..........Page A12
NEWS ia. Page A2
PULSE ee Page A4.
SPORTS. Page A7
OPINION. sinonroeePage A3
CLASSIFIEDS......Page A12
Publication Manual
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Students may have another option for stacking up their textbooks for courses ea
Partial textbook rental
Pees me
YOUR INDEPENDENT
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2007
ch semester if a new rental policy goes into effect.
system proposed for EC
UNCASG and SGA
work together to
implement policy
KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER
The University of North Caro-
lina Association of Student Goy-
ernments and SGA are collaborat-
ing to get a partial textbook policy
passed for ECU.
UNCASG is a student run
organization that serves all 16 UNC
campuses to represent their need
for affordable higher education.
They also express their con-
cerns to the University Board of
Governors, the North Carolina
General Assembly, the Office of
the President of the University of
North Carolina, and other state
and federal agencies, according to
uncasg.org.
Partial and full rental systems
are available options but UNCASG
decided against going with a full
rental system.
oOne of the reasons why we
looked at partial instead of a full
is because of schools like ECU
that are too big and too diverse
in classes,? said Jake Parton, vice
president of student and academic
affairs for UNCASG.
A few factors stand in the way
of ECU being able to establish a full
textbook rental system at this time.
oECU flat out said that they
donTt have enough storage space,?
Parton said. oYou would have. to
purchase a warehouse because of
the amount of classes you have.?
The steps to getting the partial
textbook rental system approved
involves UNCASG presenting
the facts to the Board of Gover-
nors and talking to faculty and
administration at each individual
campus to figure out how to best
implement this, said Parton.
According to Derek Pantiel,
presidént of UNCASG,.Fayette-
ville State University had a full
rental system in the past.
None of the 16 UNC campuses
have a partial system right now
but Appalachian State University,
Elizabeth State University and
Western Carolina University all
have full rental systems.
University of North Carolina at
Wilmington has expressed interest
that they would like to propose
a partial system for next year.
According to Pantiel and
Parton, how soon the proposal will
take effect will depend on the cost,
how they decide to run the system
and a solution for storage space.
This system will mainly
affect first year students
because of the type of books
College giving increases,
especially to richest schools
(AP)"Prosperous alumni
helped make 2006 a record fund-
raising year for colleges and uni-
versities, which hauled in an all-
time high of $28 billion"a 9.4
percent jump from the year before.
There were increases across the
board, but as usual it was the already
wealthy who fared best. StanfordTs
$911 million was-the most ever
collected by a single university, and
raised the staggering possibility of
a billion-dollar fundraising year in
the not-too-distant future.
oThere were a set of ideas and a
set of initiatives that the university
is undertaking that people wanted
to invest in,? said Martin Shell,
StanfordTs vice president for devel-
opment. oThis is an unbelievably
generous response from an unbe-
lievably philanthropic set of alumni,
parents and friends.?
Nationally, donations from
alumni rose 18.3 percent from 2005,
according to new figures being
released Wednesday by the Council
for Aid to Education. Alumni dona-
tions account for about 30 percent of
giving to higher education. Giving
from other groups, such as corpora-
tions and foundations, increased by
much smaller amounts.
Survey director Ann Kaplan
said the strong economy played
a role, but universities also were
asking more aggressively as part of
formal] fundraising campaigns.
Colleges oare making a good
case for support,? Kaplan said.
oThe level at which they can receive
contributions will have something
to do with the economy, but they
have to be out there asking for it.?
Stanford had about 300 full-
time fundraising employees asking
for money in 2006, finishing up
one formal campaign early in the
year and starting another. It was a
demonstration of how fundraising
campaigns, like political ones, now
run virtually full-time.
Still, the timing did give Stan-
fordTs annual numbers an artificial
boost, because more money tends
to be collected at the beginning and
end of such campaigns.
The CAE survey contains good
news for a number of schools with
small endowments that saw large
percentage jumps, such as Wagner
College in New York and the
University of La Verne in Califor-
nia"both of which raised about
$10 million and more than doubled °
2005Ts collections.
But in absolute dollars, the
wealthiest institutions still domi-
" nate"and are expanding their lead.
Last year, the top 10 fundraising
universities collected 16.3 percent
of all gifts, or $7.2 billion, compared
to 14.7 percent in 2005. The top
20 institutions accounted for more
than a quarter of all fundraising.
Stanford was followed by
Harvard, which raised $595 mil-
lion, then Yale ($433 million)
and the University of Pennsyl-
vania ($409 million). All of the
biggest fundraising schools are
large research institutions with
medical schools that typically
attract private support for research
from well beyond their alumni base.
Rounding out the top 10
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that will be available for rental.
oUnder this program, the only
classes that will be affected are
introductory courses,? Parton said.
Students seem to approve of the
rental system and think it would
greatly affect the amount they have
to spend in textbooks.
oI spend about $300 each semes-
ter on textbooks. I think this would
be better because I would save a
lot of money,? said Travis Morgan,
freshman marketing major.
, oIn the past, I purchased books
that [didnTt really use and I lost
«money because:they wouldn't take
it back during book buyback,?
Morgan said.
Parton said that a par-
tial textbook rental system
would help the cost of text-
books because students would
have access to more used books.
Establishing an on-time text-
book reservation or adoption
policy is something that can help
the cost of textbooks now.
oThis could be implemented
immediately, and will not only
affect thange in the future but
affect change now,? Pantiel said.
oThe best way to decrease
the cost of textbooks is to get the
adoptions in on time,? Parton said.
UNCASG is coming up
with ways to encourage fac-
ulty to get their adoption
orders in on time by establish-
ing incentives and consequences.
oWe are going to go with the
last decision they made on books
if they donTt get their adoptions in
on time,? Patron said.
One of ways that ECU has
encouraged faculty to turn in their
orders on time is by giving out
departmental scholarships, accord-
ing to Parton.
The idea for the textbook
rental proposal was based on
nationwide issues with the cost of
textbooks and education and con-
cerns expressed by SGA members
at ECU.
oThe delegates for ECU were
the ones that gave us the feedback
that we needed to create this
system,? Pantiel said.
Pantiel said the increase in the
cost of education isnTt just a prob-
lem in North Carolina.
oThis is a nationwide issue with
the increasé in the cost of higher
education,? Pantiel said.
To give feedback about this
proposal, you can contact Pantiel at
president@uncasg.org or contact
Parton at asa@uncasg.org.
To find out more about SGA,
visit the Web site at ecu.edu/sga or
call the office at 328-4742.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Maya Angelou
to be keynote
speaker at
Gala in March
ANGELOU
Tickets already on sale
KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER
Maya Angelou will be the key-
note speaker at a Women of Distinc-
tion Gala titled, oPower & Pearls? at
the Rock Springs Conference Center
March 23, at 6:30 p.m.
The Ledonia Wright Cul-
tural Center and the ECU
Committee on the Status of
Women are hosting the event.
According to Vivian Mott,
ECUTs committee on the status of
women chair, the gala will honor
ECUTs Women of Distinction and
the Linda Allred Profile in Leader-
ship Award recipient.
Only 500 seats are avail-
able and public tickets went
on sale Thursday, Feb. 16.
According to Mott, public tick-
ets are $50 and student tickets are
$25, with student identification.
Sponsor tables are also
available for $1000 and special
table pricing is $350 per table
of eight, according -to Mott.
As advertised, an entrée of either
Chicken Florentine or Pasta Prima-
vera is included in the ticket price.
Flyers and brochures have
already been posted and invitations
have been sent out to selected indi-
viduals said Mott.
According to Keynote Speakers,
Inc., the average cost for a keynote
speaker such as Maya Angelou is
$40,000 or more.
Tickets can be purchased through
the Central Ticket Office at 252-328-
4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS. Guests
are asked to be prepared to supply
an entrée preference when purchas-
ing a ticket. Dress is business attire.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Children are more likely to focus better in school if they are active, according to a study by ECU researchers.
ECU study shows active
kids focus better in school
ECU team develops
EnergizersT to increase
physical activity
STAFF REPORT
ECU researchers led by exercise
and sport science professor Matt
Mahar found children who are active
during the school day are more likely
to be more attentive and on-task
than children who exercise less.
Sixty-two third and fourth grad-
ers at Grifton Elementary School
were studied over a 12-week period
and found to bemore focused in school
after participating in physical activity.
oWe evaluated in this study the
effectiveness of a classroom-based
physical activity program on elemen-
tary school-aged childrenTs physical
activity levels during the school day
and on on-task behavior,T Mahar
said. o[We found that] the kids
not only are more physically active,
which helps combat the obesity epi-
demic, but also probably learn better
after the Energizers because their
on-task behavior is better.?
Energizers are a set of 10-
minute long movement oriented
exercises Mahar and his colleagues
developed to promote learning and
physical activity simultaneously.
_Energizers, which were developed
for both elementary and middle
school students through funding
from the N.C. Department of Public
Instruction.
In the study, teachers were
trained to lead their students in
a 10-minute activity daily for 12
weeks. Mahar found that the group
of students who performed the
Energizers were significantly more
active during the school day than
those groups which did not.
The amount of activity that
can potentially be accumulated
over the school year by including
one 10-minute Energizer per day
is substantial, according to Mahar.
oWe found it is the equivalent to
movingabout 70milesper year,? hesaid.
Mahar also said the Energizers
seemed to improve attentiveness in
students who were the least on-task
prior to the activity. According to the
study, students who had difficulty
being on-task had an increase in on-
task behavior by 20 percent after 10
minutes of physical activity.
Mahar is concerned about the
lack of importance placed on physical
activity in public schools and hopes
Energizers will combine movement
with learning.
oItTs important because even if
you can demonstrate its benefit in
terms of health, people are more
likely to do it ifit can help academic
performance of-students,? Mahar-
see ENERGIZERS page A2
NEws
CORRECTIONS
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errors published in the paper.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
2007 Graduation Expo
Feb. 20 " 22
Wright Place Rear Dinning
Area
10 a.m. " 5 p.m.
Everything the May Graduate
needs in a one-stop shop-
ping Expo. Pick up cap &
gown, find out about Senior
pictures, order graduation
announcements and visit
with reps from the RegistrarTs
Office, Career Center, Alumni
Association, Pirate Club, Rec
Center and loan consolida-
tion companies.
May Grads have a chance to
win a $400 travel voucher
from Jostens.
Motown Tribute
As a tribute to Black History
Month and Motown music,
oA Tribute to Motown? will
grace the halls of Wright Au-
ditoriumsfor another night of
unforgettable songs and soul
infused performances. The
performance will take place
this Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8
p.m. Tickets for the events
can be purchased in: advance
at rates of $10 public and $5
students or the night of the
show for $10.
Editor of Encyclopedia of
N.C. to visit ECU
The editor of the Encyclope-
dia of North Carolina, William
S. Powell, will visit the North
Carolina Collection at Joyner
Library Feb. 23 from 1-3
p.m., for a book signing.
According to a press release,
the encyclopedia features
more than 1,000 entries
about the history and people
of North Carolina, and ECU
faculty and alumni have con-
tributed more than 24 entries
to the volume.
{ Campus & Community } »
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22,2007 PAGEA2 |
ENERGIZERS continued from Al
said. oJ think this study shows teach-
ers that they can have their kids be
physically active in class and not only
maintain academic performance, but
improve it.?
Jennifer Hobbs, senior elemen-
tary education major, said the study
reinforces what she is learning as she
continues to work with children.
oKids have to be active, so let-
ting them go outside and use their
growth-motor development, play-
ing and jumping and pushing, helps
develop their muscles so they can do
the fine-tuned stuffin the classroom
without getting frustrated,? Hobbs
said. oAnd itTs a release, because they
get out and play.?
Hobbs added that in the child
development lab where she studies,
children are required to have at least
30 minutes a day allotted to playing
and exercising outside, if possible. o
In all, 243 children in grades kin-
dergarten through four participated
in the physical activity segment of
the study, made possible by a grant
from the Pitt County Memorial
Hospital Foundation and contribu-
tions from ECU professors Jeannie
Golden and Tom Raedeke, research-
ers Tamlyn Shields, former ECU
graduate student Sheila Murphy, and
former ECU professor David Rowe
on the on-task assessment. Rhonda
Kenny, Donna Scales and former
graduate students Gretchen Collins
. and Tiana Miller alsocontributed to
the development of the Energizers.
MaharTs findings were published
in December in the journal Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise, and
more information about Energiz-
ers can be found online at http://
nepe4me.com/energizers.html.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
GIVING continued from Al
were Cornell, Southern Califor-
nia, Johns. Hopkins, Columbia,
Duke and the University of Wis-
consin-Madison, which was the
top fundraiser among public uni-
versities, raising $326 million.
The elite fundraisers typically
get money from a higher percent-
age of alumni, but the real differ-
ence comes from a small number
of mega-gifts. About 40 percent of
StanfordTs total came from just 10 _
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The universityTs latest cam-
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five years. Stanford charges $43,361
this year for tuition plus room
and board but says it provides full
financial aid for students who need
it, and does not charge families with
annual income under $45,000.
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RANT OF THE DAY
| picked up my cap and gown yesterday.
OK, | am officially freaked out now.
pace A3
ani
{Love it or leave it}
U.S. needs
to proceed
with caution
Remaining watchful of North Korea
is the key
KRYSTLE STRICKLIN
OPINION WRITER
Last week, a breakthrough nuclear agreement
was made between the United States, North Korea
and several other parties. According to CNN, this
agreement entitles North Korea to receive 50,000
tons of oil, and in exchange, North Korea will shut
down their main nuclear reactor and allow inspectors 8
to enter their facilities within 60 days.
This agreement comes only four months after
North Korea defied international laws and began
conducting nuclear tests.
This deal is being hailed as, oA good first step,?
but questions remain as to how effective the deal
will play out to be.
North Korea has a notorious reputation for back-
pedaling out of agreements and before last week, had
shown no signs whatsoever that they would agree to
any form of compromise. The only reliable aspect of
this deal is the fact that it buys all parties involved
some more time.
I am not sure that time will change much with
this situation, but it will give North Korea a chance
to show some cooperation. Those who remain opti-
mistic about the deal believe that reaching these
limited agreements will lead us to better goals in
the future.
Those who oppose it think that we are simply
rewarding North Korea for their obad behavior.?
Either way, I think it is important to remain on the
defense toward North Korea and be cautious about
trusting them.
It seems a little unlikely that Kim Jong-II, aman
who has been systematically starving his people for
years, would abandon his entire nuclear program, for
some oil and renewed aid to his starving nation.
Especially since developing nuclear power is his
strongest platform for building false national pride
within his nation.
He has spent the last decade convincing his coun-
try to be fearful of an American attack, thus creating
national support for his nuclear arms program. Will
he now go to his people and tell them an agreement
was made with the United States, and he is giving
up their entire defense?
All I can say is that it is extremely doubtful. His
pride has become far too large for him to swallow
this easily.
Letter to
the Editor
Dear Editor,
. Any political consultant will tell their clients
that young adults do not vote. Therefore, they can
save money by eliminating efforts to target them.
This advice, however, is a misconception. ©
Young adults do not abstain from voting. They
do care about the public policy that affects them.
The problem is, in part, because less than two
percent of North Carolina young adults (ages 18
" 24) know about the 25-day deadline for regis-
tration, which causes turnout to be the lowest for
this age group.
Young adults are disenfranchised by the voting
system. They move more frequently, for school and
jobs, making it harder for them to stay registered.
Young adults (and first time voters) often find
the election process intimidating. Many would
argue that due to lack of targeting by candidates,
youth turnout often lags far behind other voting
demographics. In 2004, only 38 percent of 18 " 24
year-olds in North Carolina voted compared to a 56
percent in states with In-Person Registration.
ItTs time to follow the lead of other states and
adopt a new system. The North Carolina State
Board of Elections has gone on record saying it now
has the technology to allow voters to register and
vote in person at one-stop absentee voting sites.
House Bill 91, sponsored by Representatives
Ross, Holliman, Parmon and Tolson will allow for
oIn-Person Registration and Voting at One-Stop
Absentee Voting Sites.? Already, 57 Democrats
have signed onto this bill and we thank them.
With this legislation, our highly mobile young
adult population can utilize its right to vote more
effectively. House Bill 91 has the power to increase
youth voter turnout in presidential elections by as
much as fourteen percentage points, according to
studies. More importantly, young adults who vote
are more likely to participate in the voting process
for the rest of their lives. :
North Carolina is moving forward and with the
support of our state legislature, young voters can
help chart the course of our collective future.
Daniel Spuller
Vice President, Pitt County Young Democrats
Tony McEwen
Statewide President, Young Democrats of
North Carolina
Melissa Price.
Chair, Young Democrats of North Carolina
WomenTs Caucus :
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Oh, the things | would do to your body
if | had no morals.
| just canTt take this anymore! The:
madness has got to stop. Getting
whipped at home all the time is
embarrassing. We need to go steal a
hungry manTs basketball coach from a
mid-major school that can recruit and
win games. Let's get to it. Is 18-11 too
much to ask for?
| canTt wait for the new movie theater to
open. | went to Carmike this weekend
and had. to wait 25 minutes for one
medium soda. That's inexcusable! You
should always have people working on
the weekend. Plus, | always have to sit
in a broken seat: | hate it!
My ribs feel bruised and | have a cut
on my hip, can someone tell me what
happened last night?
DonTt blame me for the ugly boa you
picked out for your boyfriendTs strip
tease!
| know | am a pothead because |
schedule my appointments around
4:20:73.
Baseball players are God's gift to the
world.
How are you gonna do me like that? |
thought we were best boys, now | just
think you're a deadbeat.
That was kind of rude when you just
walked in and changed the channel
when | was watching something.
ItTs true that love may not be for
everyone, but to discourage someone
for trying is wrong. You could be
denying someone a beautiful thing and
they may never experience the stuff
love has to offer.
DonTt you worry. I'll see you early
before class next time. ItTs kind of hard
to say no to you.
| will start listening to country just
because | love you.
Are you that desperate to demand
someone to put you back on his or her
top eight? How sad is that? Get a life.
In Hell, | think Satan will make you
suffer by not giving you any beer.
Anyone a Guitar Hero champ like
myself?
Health 1000 is as stupid as having to
pass a swim test to graduate from a
public college. Come on, who cares if
you canTt swim?
| love sitting in a class where my desk
is between two girls ITve slept with in
the past month. oGiggity goo!?
| care about you. | just donTt want to
spend every waking second with you.
ITm 21 and need to do my thing without
you thinking ITm cheating on you.
Someone needs to start a donation
fund for the bouncer.downtown who
always has holes in his shorts/pants.
He is still hot, though.
Last week after getting off the Minges
bus by the stadium, a girl dropped
some money on the pavement. Being
the correct person, | told her she had
dropped money. Know what | got in
return? Nothing. Not even a thank
you!
| donTt think | will ever understand why
if | am the only person in the shower,
people always go in the one right next
to me instead of any of the other nine
showers.
| disagree with homosexuality, but that
doesnTt mean that | disagree with you
fighting in a war or having a nice job. ,
But it does mean that | disagree with
your relationships and marriages.
You'll get nothing... and | like it!
The truth will set you free.
Does anyone else think that males
in uniforms are just so sexy... | mean
jeez!
When you have a party, donTt invite
your mom. ThatTs not cool.
| really just donTt want to be friends with
you. Please go pay more attention to
your girlfriend now.
| donTt need Banner.
| hate people who use the word
oguesstimate.?
| like my blood. | think | will keep it to
myself. Thanks.
To the man doing crunches beside me
at the Rec"I know you farted.
The 1980s are back. Anyone else
excited? ©
Last night when | was shaking hands
with everyone at PBTs | realized no one
ever washes their hands at the club...
Pledging is hard work.
Walking three flights of stairs in Bate
kills my life.
When | think of a home at ECU, | think
of you.
To the person who criticized art majors,
you donTt know half of what we do! Until
you do know, keep your mouth shut.
| swear this is not a joke"I took
a quiz the other day for which |
was totally unready and answered
this question, oWho could have
been the mightiest warrior of the
Trojan War?? with oChuck Norris.?
Professor gave me half credit. No lie.
LetTs get emotional girls to all wear
mood rings so we'll be tipped off to
when they're ticked off, because we'll
know just what they're thinking.
| really like you, can you please get
over how | look and let me show you
how, much | care?
Why is it always transitTs fault?
_ The girl wearing the UNC jersey on
Wednesday is gorgeous, but you
would look so much sexier in my ECU
jersey.
| could really use a good hug.
Whoops, | was caught picking daffodils
out of someone's yard yesterday. | just
couldn't help myself because they
smell so good and look so pretty on
my kitchen table.
| am all about an Easter Egg hunt on
campus. LetTs make it happen!
| do have to, say, scene girls are the
hottest!
| think | am in like with a married
Michigan man.
ECU, how about stocking the
bathrooms with toilet paper thatTs
worth a crap!
oVagina-MonologuesT and Urinetown?
What kind of sick university is this? _
Whoever said they wanted to hang
out in Key West for awhile, give me a
call, I'll go!
There is an Easter Egg hunt on
campus. It is usually two Saturdays
before Easter.
| want world peace, but only for the
parts of the world that are good. The
other parts of the world | want some
sort of bowel disorder, like IBS, but
certainly not war.
| wish vending machines took
pennies!
My roommate wakes up an hour before
| do to get ready for a class that we
have at the same time.
To all my wonderful friends. You make
me whole; | miss you when we aren't
together. Thanks for making my year
at ECU so far, amazing.
Ice Sculptures, live band, poker,
Hawaiian ice, king cake, beads,
decorations like mad whoa and great
food"thank you Todd Dining Staff.
That was the greatest thing ever!
Todd Dining Hall rocked my world
on Fat Tuesday! Way to go all out for
Mardi Gras!
There are too many beautiful girls
at the Rec. | really canTt concentrate
on my workout. Ladies, please stop
being so gorgeous so | can focus.
Thank you.
ITm so out of shape, | make Jabba the
Hutt look good. Sigh...
| got a 100 on my Geography test
without studying a lick, or even opening
my textbook for that matter. | wanted to
stand up and yell: oBYA!?
Polynesian sauce at Chick-fil-A is my
crack.
Are there any guys out there that think
a girl with a shaved head is sexy?
Because | think | look good with no
hair.
For sale: One dozen roses. Good
condition. One owner; sightly used.
| love kosher food.
oK? stands for key line or key plate.
I'm too lazy to get up and go next door
to Subway to eat. This is getting bad.
White hall needs to fix those vending
machines because if it takes my money
one more time | may kill someone.
Need advice? Want answers? Just ask Jane.
Dear Jane,
It seems as if he is trying to let you down easy. I
I like this guy who I thought liked me, too. Well
I know he liked me. The past month he hasnTt come
around me or really even contacted me in any way.
He says he does care for me but oheTs busy right now.T
I like him but I donTt want to wait for him to become
ounbusy? so that we can be together.
He has time to work out, chill with his boys and
see other people but not me, the girl he supposedly
likes and cares for. I canTt tell if this busy thing is
just an excuse or what. Is he just not that into me
anymore? What should I do?
Sincerely,
Confused and single
Dear confused and single,
I feel for you as I have been on both sides of this
dilemma beforé. It is easy to think he might actually
be busy, but everything heTs doing says otherwise.
Ifhe has time to chill with his boys, why canTt he
hang out with you, too? There is no reason why he
canTt chill with you and his boys at the same time.
mean, did you two even do anything for ValentineTs
Day? If the answer is yes, then your fractured rela-
tionship might still have hope. If the answer is a big
no then you have to question why he wouldn't be
with you on the biggest day of the year to declare
true feelings of love.
The biggest test you could use to find out if he
does actually have feelings for you is to go out for a
night on the town with your girls. Let it be known
to him that you are going out strictly to meet some _
nice guys.
Gauge his reaction to this bold declaration to see
if he still cares. If he gives you a sarcastic response
like, ohope you have fun meeting some losers? or
anything of this nature, then he really does have
feelings for you.
If this is the case you now have the means to con-
front him and ask why it bothers him so much that
you are trying to meet new guys. He will probably
spill the beans and profess his true love.
Sincerely,
Jane
Photo Editor
How is this
plausible history?
A commentary on C.S.A.
JASON PATTY
OPINION WRITER
Monday night the Student Union films commit-
tee and the communication department organized a
showing of Spike Lee and Kevin WillmotTs film, C.S.A.
in Hendrix theatre. There was a panel consisting of
professors and students to facilitate a discussion and
answer questions from the audience following the
film. This film is a omockumentary? on the owhat-if?
scenario of the Confederate States of America win-
ning the Civil War. Willmot and Lee's intentions with
this film are unclear to me, as ITm not sure if they are
trying to be funny, bring attention to race relations or
bash southern culture. I know that they succeeded in
making a mockery of any sort of historical accuracy
and needlessly depredating current race relations.
C.S.A. was obviously made to be a satire. It makes a
few drastic mistakes in its assumptions about life after
the Civil War had the South won. Willmot assumes
that the Confederacy would have invaded the North
and attempted to retain a Union under Southern. con-
trol. This is absurd and is as far from the intentions of
Southern leadership as one could be. The goal of the
Confederate States secession was exactly that, seces-
sion. They wanted to protect their statesT rights and
limit the size and power of the federal government. The
film assumes that slavery would have continued into
modern times as a mainstream social institution. This
obviously ignores the fact that most evidence suggests
that slavery was on the way out as a viable economic
model before the civil war and most certainly would
have died out shortly thereafter. Possibly the worst
assumption made was that the Southern government
would have imposed an income tax on Northerners
not owning slaves. The idea of an income tax was not
instituted as a permanent fixture in the pro-federal
government United States until World War I. Any idea
that the very anti-federal government Confederate States
would have ever imposed such a tax is ridiculous. The
rest of this movie follows these assumptions and gets
even more unfounded and outrageous as it progresses.
C.S.A. uses iconic. imagery and historical events
with strong emotional connotations to stir up nega-
tive reactions that are then associated inaccurately
with the Confederacy. It does nothing but strengthen
the trenches on either side of racial conflict. There is
no reason to turn the Home Shopping Network into a
televised auctioning block for human beings except to
make everyone who sees it angry. What is the purpose
of a film designed to make people angry? Is it not time
that we embrace the fact that we live in a society without
slavery where everyone is legally equal? I think that
Spike LeeTs money and Kevin WilmotTs time would have
been much better spent on promoting a positive aspect
of todayTs society. Instead, they insist on assuming our
country could have been built on racism and that had
the North not won the war, black people would never
have accomplished the many things that they have.
That seems like a needlessly negative point of view.
Very little discussion following the film was given
to the plausibility of the series of events portrayed.
Most of the dialogue centered around whether or not
the audience and panel members thought that it was
funny and why people were laughing at seemingly
inappropriate times. Dr. Carmine Scavo seemed to
think that without the Northern government, North
Carolina would be a very poor, very uneducated state,
with little or no industry that olooked a lot like Mexico,?
and still would have an agricultural economy based on
chattel slavery. Black Student Union President Patrick
Dixon seemed to think that many owhite Americans
feel that they are superior to African Americans and
other races.? I think that these gentlemen could not
be further from the truth. It is attitudes such as these
that keep tightening the screws of racial tension and
promoting the idea that nothing will ever change. It .
is a owoe is me? kind of attitude. I have a lot more faith
in the people of this state to accomplish what we have,
regardless of the outcome of a Civil War. I understand
that racial relations cannot improve with one side propa-
gating the very ideas that they claim to fight against.
This film serves to create resentment for a very
fictional set of events. With a few notable exceptions,
the panel members seemed to buy into this idea. It
is offensive to the southern society that most of us
live in, to think that we would still be stuck in the
19th century without being shoved into the modern
era by the Union. Slavery was abolished and equal
rights have been established. We must understand
that this is factual history. Understanding our past
can certainly prevent us from repeating our mistakes,
but fictionalizing history to stir present day emotions
negatively does not serve society in any positive way.
Sarah Bell
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Pulse
Horoscopes:
Aries
You're collecting the reward.
Don't spend it all in one place.
Don't tell anybody how much you
got, either. Keep it invisible.
Taurus
You may be getting tired of
the nervous, excitable types.
Might as well get used to them.
They are drawn to your self-
assurance.
Gemini
As you expound your theory,
with data to support it, the others
realize how smart you are. DonTt
skip the data. Although you're
charming, thatTs the important
part.
Cancer
Of course you care about others.
ItTs OK for them to understand
how much you've already done
for them, and how much you can
do, in the future. Let them figure
it out, from hints.
Leo
YouTre advancing but now .
you're getting into somebody
elseTs territory. Remember your
manners and see what you can
do for the person in power.
Virgo
New possibilities open up, and
you want to go check them out.
Your main problem is figuring
out how to make this trip work-
related. DonTt worry, you'll come
up with something.
Libra
You can stash away quite a bit for
the future now, if you will. That,
and fixing up your place, are your
best financial options.
Scorpio
Set up a partnership now
thatTs about teaching as well
as learning. This will be solid
and supportive for many years,
most likely.
Sagittarius
The work's getting steadier, if you
commit to doing whatTs asked of
you now. Slow and steady will do
just fine, you'll see.
Capricorn
Often, itTs up to you to make
success happen in your life.
This time, you'll notice a greater
Power helping you to relax. ItTs
OK, you'll emerge refreshed.
Aquarius
Put your money into a good
investment that you and your
family can enjoy while you're
accruing wealth. Buy land.
Pisces
The next assignment is for you to
get your team to work together.
You do this by delegating a
specific task to everyone.
Local Entertainment
The Student Union will be.
sponsoring oATL: late night ECU?
on Feb. 23 in the Mendenhall
Great Rooms at 7:30 p.m.
Bill Agans Band will be playing
on Feb. 27 at the City Hotel and
Bistro from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Craig Woolard Band will be
playing on Feb. 28 at the City
Hotel and Bistro from 9:30 p.m.
to 2 a.m.
Recipe:
White Chocolate Popcorn Balls
8 ounces white chocolate,
chopped
4 cups popped popcorn
4 tablespoons rainbow colored
sprinkles
Lollipop sticks
Line 2 12-muffin muffin pans by
placing a sheet of plastic wrap
over the pan and pushing down
into the cups slightly.
Over barely simmering water
melt the chopped chocolate,
stirring occasionally. Remove
from the heat and carefully stir
in the popcorn carefully to coat
it evenly with melted chocolate.
Working quickly, take off large
spoonfuls of coated popcorn
and form into a loose ball the
size of a golf ball. Place it in the
cup of the lined muffin pans to ~
rest and sprinkle with the colored
sprinkles. Inserta lollipop stick in
the bottom and let it set up. To
hasten the set-up, place them
in the refrigerator. These can be
wrapped in colored cellophane
with twisted ends. Store at room
temperature.
This recipe makes a great edition
to any Oscar party.
{ Arts & Entertainment }
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2007
Page A4
Eccentric musical sure to
leave everyone
Urinetown invades ECU
LEIGH CARTER
STAFF WRITER
The curtains rise February
22 " 27 as Urinetown, a musical
presented by ECU/Loessin Play-
house, takes the stage of McGin-
nis Theatre in hopes of delighting
audiences with its quick wit, biting
satire and terrific tunes. A hilarious
tale of greed, corruption, love and
revolution, this play tells the story
of people banding together to over-
come adversity and still manages to
make fun of everything from local
government, bureaucracy, corpo-
rate mismanagement, to small town
politics and musicals themselves.
oT have heard a lot of good
things about the show from some of
the people working on the produc-
tion,? said Kerri Braswell, a senior
from the College of Fine Arts and
Communication. oI am looking
forward to seeing if itTs as amazing
as it is said to be.?
Set in a large futuristic city after
a 20-year draught, Urinetown has
been struck with a terrible water
shortage, leading to a government- ;
enforced ban on private toilets.
Citizens of the town must use public
amenities, regulated by a single
company that profits by charging
admission for one of humanityTs
most basic needs. From the mists
of frustrated people, a hero decides
heTs had enough, and plans a revo-
lution to lead them all to freedom.
oThis is one of those shows
people will be talking about for
a while,? said Managing Direc-
tor Jeff Woodruff. oThere is
an edge to it that really makes
the production interesting.?
Urinetown has been praised for
reinvigorating the very notion of
what a musical could be and was
awarded three Tony Awards in
2002. In 2001, it also won the Outer
Critics Circle Award winner as
Hal Davis (left) performs as Caldwell B. Cal
oOutstanding Broadway Musical.?
oTt really is a well-written piece
with good tunes and hilarious
scenes,? Woodruff said. oWhen
people are raving about it, those who
miss it will really be sorry they did.?
oIt is a wonderful experience
for students to have a professional
actor working with them,T Wood-
ruff said. oIt allows them to meet
someone in the business and see
. what it is really like.?
Joining the production in the -
role of Caldwell B. Caldwell, the
president of the Urine Good Com-
pany and the resident villain of
the show is Hal Davis, a returning
favorite of Summer Theatre audi-
ences. Davis may be remembered
from his work in previous produc-
tions of Footloose, The Sound of
Music and Crazy For You.
Davis has performed in over
60 professional productions includ-
ing Broadway (Titanic, Sound
of Music), off Broadway (Pro-
fesstonally Speaking and Handy
Dandy with Jane Alexander and
Jerry Orbach), national tours
(Grease, The Best Little Whore-
house in Texas with Ann-Margret
and recently The King and I with
lau ghin g
Il along with Charles Kerwin Nye (right) w plays Mr. McQueen.
Sandy Duncan/Stefanie Powers.)
He is also a graduate of Wichita
State University and London Acad-
emy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Davis is also a visiting professor
of musical theatre at UNC Pem-
broke for the 2007 academic year.
Tickets of Urinetown are $12
" $17.50 in advance and $17.50 at
the door. Tickets may also be pur-
chased by calling (252) 328-6829
or 1-800-ECU-ARTS and online
at ecuarts.com.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
The Academy Award goes to...
2007 Oscar
Predications
ELIZABETH LAUTEN
. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
ITm a movie connoisseur to say
the least, and I spent a large part
of this past year in dark theatres
watching many a great motion
picture roll off the reel. Moreover,
unless the Academy decides to
throw a few curve balls this year,
I canTt imagine anyone but one
nominee winning in most of the
categories"the choices seem cut
and dry this year.
All of the movie buffs expected
' Dreamgirls to be nominated for
Best Picture, but since they
weren't, thereTs now an open door
for others. Likewise, the Best
Actress nominees are lucky Jen-
nifer Hudson wasnTt nominated
in their category, and got a nod
as a Supporting Actress instead.
A similar surprise occurred in
the Best Actor category, when
Leonardo DiCaprio was nomi-
nated for Blood Diamond instead
of The Departed, where he stood
a better chance of beating Forest
Whitaker.
Best Supporting Actress
Pick: Jennifer Hudson
If youTve seen Dreamgirls,
you're not questioning my pick
here. How can you not love the
girl proving America and Simon
Cowell wrong?
Best Supporting Actor Pick:
T Eddie Murphy
Dreamgirls has nine nomi-
nations this Academy Awards,
and the odds are in their corner.
As part of the cast, MurphyTs
no exception here. Forget the
animated comedies of the Shrek
movies, MurphyTs proved his real
star power here as a drug-abusing
singer, in a musical. The Academy
lives for performances like this.
ArkinTs performance in Little Miss
Sunshine could prove an upset
to what many are considering a
sealed deal here for Murphy.
Best Actress Pick: Helen
Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren is the
star of The Queen. SheTs more
or less a lock for this. category.
SheTs already brought home 18
awards for it, so why should
the Academy Awards be any
exception? Yes, we all loved, or
rather loved. to hate, Streep in
The Devil Wears Prada, but this
really is MirrenTs category to win.
Best Actor Pick: Forest
Whitaker
Sure, we all adore the love-
able Will Smith after seeing
The Pursuit of Happyness, but
WhitakerTs performance in The
Last King of Scotland is legendary
and thatTs why heTs already won
some 18 awards for it. If you've
seen the film then you'll agree
with me hands down. Sure, the cat-
see OSCAR page A6
MCT
. Nominees in major categories:
Best actress
Best actor Best director
Leonardo DiCaprio | Helen Mirren Martin Scorsese
oBlood Diamond" "The Queen" "The Departed"
Ryan Gosling Mery! Streep Alejandro
"Half Nelson" "The Devil Wears Gonzalez Inarritu
Peter OTToole Prada" "Babel"
"Venus" Penelope Cruz Clint Eastwood
Will Smith "Volver" "Letters From lwo
"The Pursuit of Judi Dench Jima"
H ness"
mad "Notes on a Scandal" ae pet Frears :
Forest Whitaker le ueen
"The Last King of Kate Winslet Paul Greengrass.
Scotland" "Little Children" "United 93"
Best supporting.
Best ok ng
| Best foreign
language film
After the Wedding" |
Monktastic
experience
continues
Gaining clarity or just
more lost than ever?
ELIZABETH LAUTEN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Recap"to fulfill my gradu-
ation requirements in my final
semester here, ITm enrolled in a
class where ITm living a lifestyle
- similar to that of a monk. From
dietary changes to daily medita-
tions, ITm doing it all. And frankly,
this just might prove to be the
death of me.
I signed up for this project
because, on paper, it looked easy
enough. ThatTs not to say I thought
it would be acakewalk, but I figured
I could manage everything with no
problem. LetTs just say, I was wrong.
Cutting so many things out
of my diet has proven much more
difficult that I ever could have
expected. We live in a country
where even all-natural apple juice
has artificial flavorings and addi-
tives, which of course are unac-
ceptable in the project.
I see someone drinking a sweet
tea from Bojangles and I seriously
salivate. I long for ice cream and
so many other snacks that we care-
lessly consume on a daily basis. In
response to all that I canTt have,
itTs become a fruit and veggie regi-
men for me. ITm bored with what
I am eating, and to prepare and
eat anything else seems like such
a chore, so most nights ITm going
to bed before 10 p.m. because my
body doesnTt have the energy to do
anything else.
This modified diet is proving
interesting in another way as well
"my dreams are more vivid than
ever before. I donTt know if it has
something to do with the cleans-
ing of my system or what, but they
have been so intense lately.
Dreams aside, itTs becoming
increasingly bothersome to me
that my friends all look at this
project as some sort of joke. They:
all seem to think that this is a
Joyride for me, for when in real-
ity, itTs a challenge. I guess I canTt
complain too much though, since
they're being supportive in their
own ways"telling me that they
won't talk to,me on the phone all
month and trying not to tempt me
with out things ITm not allowed to
do or have.
In taking away my cell phone
and computer, I have become
uncomfortably comfortable with
boredom. That is to say, ITm start-
ing to get used to living without
the two.and I donTt like it whatso-
ever. ITm a child of convenience and
modern living, so why should I be
comfortable without the material
possessions that I love so dearly
and have come to depend upon on
a daily basis. Surprisingly enough,
itTs starting to happen.
ThatTs not to say that after
this project ITll give my phone or
computer altogether because ITm
growing used to not having them
at my beckon call, but it just goes
to show that maybe theyTre not
quite as important as we all think
they are.
Tonight ITm going to experi-
ence meditation and chanting in
a group setting"something ITve
obviously never done before. ITm
already mediating everyday on
my own, so who knows how this
is going to play out. While medi-
tating on my own, I seem to lose
myself. ITm not sure ifitTs bringing
me clarity or making me feel more
lost. This whole project seems to
be playing mind games with me
and I guess it won't be until the
end that I'll be able to see a clearer
picture of everything thatTs ae
pening to me now.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
Gifted musicians perform timeless pieces
A taste of the classics
LIZ FULTON
SENIOR WRITER
The midseason performance
of the Four Seasons Chamber
Music Festival, oA Taste of Clas-
sics? occurs this week in Fletcher
Recital Hall.
As part of this illustrious festi-
val, oA Taste of Classics? presents
musicians from all over the world
playing choice works from Arutiu-
nian, Beethoven and Schubert.
Ara Gregorian, founder and
artistic director of the festival, will
play violin/viola in a sextet featur-
ing Grammy nominated pianist
Adam Neiman, principal bass of the
NC Symphony Orchestra, Leonid
Finkelshteyn and violinist Elina
Vahala, first prizewinner of Young
Concert Artists International.
oThese same musicians
are performing in the worldTs
finest halls with the worldTs finest
orchestras and ensembles,? said
Gregorian. oWhen the festival
brings these artists to the region,
it is truly a chance to experience
world-class music without traveling
to a major city.?
The concert begins with Alex-
ander ArutiunianTs Suite for Clari-
net, Violin and Piano. Commis-
sioned in 1992 by the Verdehr
Trio (the ECU School of MusicTs
Robert L. Jones Distinguished Vis-
iting Professor in 2005-2006), the
music is full of signature elements
of Armenian dance rhythms. It is
further complete with unexpected
irregularities and a freely impro-
vised melodic style.
Composer Jacques Longchampt
wrote that ohis work alternates
between beautiful reflections of
impressionism and rough folk
dances... and whose volcanic and
sentimental works are irresistible.?
- BeethovenTs Piano Quartet in
E Flat Major, Op. 16 was dedi-
cated to patron Johann Joseph,
Prince von Schwarzenberg
(1769-1833), whose winter palace
was the setting for musical gath-
erings. It is a piece of multiple
forms; from sonata! to Andante
cantabile and finally alRondo where
there is in several places, a pause
before the theme begins again.
Beethoven played the piano part
at the 1797 premiere, and several
see MUSIC page A6
|
Contributed Photo
Ara Gregorian, the festivalTs founder and artistic director is set to perform.
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OSCAR continued from A4
egory is filled with other talented
actors, but Whitaker becomes the
Ugadan dictator Idi Amin in this
film and no one else deserves the
Oscar more than him.
Best Director Pick: Martin
ScorseseWhile The Departedis by
no means ScorceseTs best film; I
donTt see anyone else taking home
the Oscar. What Scorcese really
needs is a lifetime achievement
award here, but thatTs not happen-
ing just yet, so I think this will
finally be his year.
Best Picture Pick: Babel
This is the category that has the
greatest potential for an upset
and ITm actually not 100 percent
confident on this one. So, let me
begin with explaining why ITm
saying no to the other films.
Little Miss Sunshine is not only the
movie that could, but has. Coming
out of last yearTs Sundance, the
film has surprised everyone with
its success. However, it shouldn't,
as it has an ensemble of all-stars.
However, it lacks in other areas
that take it out of the running. If
you ask me, The Queen is a solid
film, but doesnTt have the whole
package, nor does ScorceseTs. The
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Points per game that Mike
Cook, former starting point
guard for the ECU menTs
basketball team, is averaging
for the Pittsburgh Panthers
this season; Pittsburgh is
ranked 8th in the Associated
Press National Poll; Cook has
started all 28 games for the
Panthers this season, averag-
ing 24.9 minutes per.game;
Cook averaged 12.8 points
per game and had 41 double
figure scoring games out of
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and sophomore; in his first
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was named to the C-USA All-
Freshman Team and in his
sophomore season Cook led
ECU in scoring (15. ppg)
4]
Degrees Fahrenheit was
the difference in game time
temperatures from the ECU
baseball teamTs first weekend
series and second weekend se-
ries; the Pirates season open-
ing game was in Greenville
on Feb. 9, and the temperature
was 45 degrees when the first
pitch was thrown; last Sat-
urdayTs game against UCLA -
in Los Angeles, Calif. was 86
degrees at game time
Points per game for Cherie
Mills in the month of Febru-
ary; Mills has led the ECU
womenTs basketball team to
five straight wins and nihe
overall C-USA wins (9-5),
which is the most in school
history; Mills was named C-
USA player of the week last
week after impressive perfor-
mances against UTEP and
Tulane; Mills scored 26 points
against UTEP and recorded
18 points and 11 rebounds
for her fifth double-double of «
the season against Tulane;
Mills ended last week ranked
seventh in C-USA in scoring
(15.4 ppg) and eighth in re-
bounding (7.2 rbg); Mills will
try to lead ECU to a school-
record sixth win a row against
a C-USA opponent tonight as
ECU plays at Southern Miss
at 8 p.m.
100
Percent of the ECU WomenTs
golf team players were select-
ed to the Athletic DirectorTs
honor roll during the 2006
calendar year (spring, fall se-
mesters); all nine golfers on
the 2006-07 roster achieved a
semester GPA of 3.0 or higher,
which places them on theT
honor roll; the womenTs golf
team won the 2006 C-USA
Sport Academic Award and
the 2006 ECU Student De-
velopment Life Skills Award;
ECU volleyball graduating
senior Heidi Krug also won
the 2006 C-USA Scholar-
Athlete-of-the-Year Award;
overall, the ECU student-ath-
letes set a school record last
spring as 49 percent of the
student-athletes earned a GPA
of 3.0 or higher; A total of 309
student-athletes, cheerleaders
and dance team members were
recognized at halftime of last
nightTs menTs basketball game
for honor roll achievements
Wins by the ECU womenTs
tennis team in the nine events
played against Elon Col-
lege on Tuesday; the Pirates
won all three of the doubles
matches and won five of the
six singles matches; Tuesday's
victory improved the Pirates
overall record to 9-5; ECU
hosts Coastal Carolina
tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Photo by Terrell Gordy
{ECUTs Inside Source}
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2007
Pace A7
Pirates fall to Thundering Herd
ECU rallies around
rowdy crowd by falls
short
JOSEPH MURPHY
STAFF WRITER
The ECU menTs basketball
team lost to Marshall 54-51 in
front of a crowd of 4,400 boister-
ous fans in Minges Coliseum.
Pirate junior guard Darrell Jen-
kins missed two shots in the final
13 seconds that each would have
forced overtime. ;
With 24 seconds left to play
and the Pirates trailing 53-51,
Head Coach Ricky Stokes called
a time out to set up a play. Jen-
kins made it to the hole for an
uncontested, clutching, leaning,
underhanded lay up that just
barely rolled out.
oAs soon as the ball left my
hand I knew it was off,? said Jen-
kins of the missed lay up, oI took
my eye off the basket.?
oI thought he had a good look
at it,? said Head Coach Stokes,
othe ball just rolled off.?
After the Thundering Herd
made one of two free throws, Jen-
kins had a chance for redemption
on a three pointer to force over-
time. With two defenders on him
the shot hit the front of the rim,
bounced over the cylinder, hit the
back of the rim and bounced out,
as the clock expired.
It was a tight, physical game
throughout the contest, with 10
ties and seven lead changes. The
Pirates led at halftime 31-27. The
Pirates only shot 29 percent for
the game, and the Thundering *
Herd shot a slightly more impres-
sive 37 percent.
oWe knew it was going to bea
physical, low scoring game,? said
Stokes. oThey made the shots at
the end, and we didnTt.?
Jenkins missed shots at the
end, took away from an other-
wise well-rounded performance.
He had 10 points, six assists, six
rebounds and three steals.
oItTs hurts so much to miss
that shot,? said Jenkins.
In freshman forward John
FieldsT first game back after suf-
Photo by Terrell eva
Freshman forward John Fields fought hard in a tough loss last night.
fering a knee injury in a game at
. Houston, he had 11 points and 13
rebounds. oJohn gave us some
energy,? said Stokes. oNo ques-
tion he makes a difference for .
this team with his rebounding,
shot blocking ability and also
scoring.?
Both players and coaches
expressed appreciation to the
Pirate fans in attendance.
oOne of the main reasons I
came here was because of the fan
support,? said Fields, oI love our
fans and I love the atmosphere.
Hopefully next year and in years
to come, we can get it rocking
for them.?
Despite MarshallTs full court
pressure defense the whole game
the Pirates only committed a total
of eight turnovers on the night.
oTd like to thank the fans
and: students who supported this
see BASKETBALL page A8
Pirates ice Highlanders
The ECU club hockey team kept Radford, who has won only two games, on the defensive througout the series.
ECU wins first regular
season conference title
JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER
Many fans wondered how ECU
(16-6-1) would respond against
Radford (2-14) after dropping its
first conference game to Clemson.
The Pirates: erased any doubt in
peoplesT minds after dismantling
the Highlanders 18-4 on Friday
and 10-2 on Saturday.
oRadford was a good tune up
with respect to getting our line
combinations solidified for the
playoffs and getting our offense
clicking,? said Pirates Head Coach
Wayne Cox. oThe one thing obvi-
ously is the concern that we donTt
get lax defensively after beating
Radford the way we did.?
On Friday night goals were
aplenty for the Pirates. Tyler
Falcon and Corey Fleitz each
scored a hat trick. Zach Johnston,
Jeremy Lang and Pat Szwec all
added two goals apiece to the ECU
effort. Ian Falcon, Steven Allbright,
Daniel Canfield, Mitchell Sears,
Mark Linzer and Kyle Jonson
all chipped in with goals as well.
The biggest thing to happen
Friday night, however, was the
return of goalie Brent Falcon.
Falcon has been out of the start-
ing lineup for the past month due
to injury. Connor Brearley started
the contest but was pulled with
15:57 remaining in the second
period to get Falcon some game
action. Falcon didnTt seem to have.
any rust on his game as he tallied
nine saves and allowed no goals.
Falcon was also informed that
he was named to the 2007 All-
Blue Ridge Hockey Conference
first-team along with freshman
defenseman Dan Duda. Even in
light of this news, Falcon was
just glad to be back in action after
having to sit out about a month and
missing some of the biggest games
in program history.
oIt feels good,? said Falcon.
oObviously I only played half a
game this weekend but it feels
really good to get back on the ice
and get a feel for game speed. It
really feels great and it was good
to get some momentum going into
this weekend and getting some
confidence back.?
The win on Friday also gave
the Pirates the regular season
championship in the BRHC.
oCertainly we sent a mes-
sage in winning the Blue Ridge
championship and it is a huge
accomplishment for these kids,?
Cox said. oWe're so proud of them
as a coaching staff; they brought it
to the table every night and gave
us their heart and soul.?
Cox decided that with the No.
1 seed in this weekTs conference
championship tournament and a
regular season title locked up that
third string goalie Scott Duffee
should start Saturday. Playing
oDuff?, as most players call him,
proved to be too much for the
Highlanders. Duffee took a shutout
into the final three minutes on the
third period before finally surren-
dering two goals. Duffee tallied 19
saves on 21 shots for the day.
Tyler Falcon added a hat trick
on Saturday to give the Pirates
a total of three players with hat
tricks in the two game series.
Other goals were added by Corey
Fleitz, Mitchell Sears, Jeremy
Lang, Mark Linzer, Pat Szwec,
Seth Percy, and Erik Brown.
Brearley was glad to see Duffee
play-on Saturday and thought the
team showed a lot of strength as well.
oT think we showed a lot of
depth this weekend,? said Brearley.
oWe played a lot of guys that donTt
always dress and they produced
for us. It was really great to see
Duff get the start on Saturday; he
played really well. I think it was
a good warm up for this weekend
too because we proved that we have
four solid lines that we can work
with, and that will be key against
the teams we're playing.?
The Pirates return to the ice
for the final time this weekend in
Yorktown, VA to participate in
the BRHC championship tourna- .
ment. ECU will play the winner
of Appalachian State and Clemson
on Saturday since it received a bye
as the No. 1 seed. The winner of
that game will face the winner
of Richmond vs. Old Dominion/
Virginia Commonwealth for the
championship:on Sunday.
Cox doesnTt expect a let down
this weekend.
oWe have enough veterans
that know how bad it hurts to lose
and also knowing that we took a
loss against Clemson,? said Cox.
oApp wasnTt a walkover so we've
got to stay focused. The whole
key to this weekend is to stay out
of the penalty box and get good
goaltending.?
oNo, I wouldnTt consider it a
total failure if we lost this week-
end? Cox also stated. oThe goal
is to play up to our potential and
if we do that we should win the
championship.
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Straight from
the top
Thoughts on a letter
from Terry Holland
GREG KATSKI
SPORTS EDITOR
Terry Holland addressed the
Pirate Nation after the worst
loss at Minges Coliseum since
the venue opened in 1967. The
ECU menTs basketball team
has competed admirably for 40
years at Minges, without ever
losing by as lofty a margin as
38 points. This. was, as many
might know, the margin of
defeat for the Pirates against
a young Southern Miss squad.
The Golden Eagles went up
by as many as 43 points almost
halfway through the second half,
with a 70-27 lead. ECU also had
a Minges record-low 21 rebounds
in the game.?
For the past 40 years fae
eyen back to the inception of the
university, the Pirate faithful
have prided themselves on being
loyal, rowdy fans"the backbone
of ECUTs success at home.
The Pirates won 66 percent of
their games at the coliseum going
into this season, with a record of
324-168. So far ECU has a lowly
record of 4-9 at home, with three
of the four wins against Division
II opponents.
ItTs hard to stay faithful with
a team going through grow-
ing pains as excruciating as the
Pirates, but fans and students
have still been flocking to games.
ECUTs home games have been
averaging an attendance of 4,462
people per game this season. This
is only slightly down from last
season when the average was
5,170. :
In an e-mail sent out to Pirate
Club Members Feb. 16, ECU.
Athletic Director Terry Holland
addressed the shortcomings of .
this season and seemingly issued _
arally cry to every Pirates fan. _
oIt is important to acknowl-
edge the frustration that we all
feel after Wednesday nightTs
game versus Southern Missis- "
sippi. There is no acceptable
rationale for such a result,? Hol-
land wrote in the e-mail.
Holland went on to say, oThe .
only plausible explanation is that
the combined weight of all the
challenges this Season finally
overwhelmed us.?
Indeed, this season has been
T achallenging one for the Pirates,
and there are many underlying
reasons why.
The most glaring explanation
is the total dismantling of a team
that former Head Coach Bill Her-
rion built before being olet go?
after the 2004"2005 season.
Coming into this season, the
Pirates returned only four letter-
men from last year. These four
experienced scholarship players
Joined a group of 10 newcomers,
including seven freshmen.
Holland called on the inexpe-
rienced team and the university
in his letter.
oThere is no doubt that our
young, wounded team members
and the coaching staff must play
the major role in beginning this
process. However, the forces gov-
erning the success or failure for
the team and coaching staff are
not totally within their control,?
said Holland in the statement.
It is no doubt that the young
players donTt deserve all the
blame, but the coaching staff
might have something to do with
the teamTs struggles.
Former starting point guard
Japhet McNeil transferred after
a disappointing 2005"2006,
the first under current Head
Coach Ricky Stokes. McNeil was
a prized recruit of HerrionTs and
transferred ranked second among
ECU career assists leaders (365)
and first in highest assist average
per game (4.51).
Another prized recruit of
HerrionTs that could have helped
this seasonTs young and inexperi-
enced team was former starting
shooting guard Mike Cook. Cook
decided to leave shortly after
Herrion was olet go? for good
by Terry Holland following the
2004-05 season.
Cook was personally recruited
-by Herrion and played high school
ball at Friends Central High
School in Philadelphia, where
Herrion used to get the majority
of his recruits while coaching
nearby Drexel University.
After Herrion was olet go?,
Cook decided to transfer to the
University of Pittsburgh, where
he-is now the second leading
scorer (10.3 ppg) on the eighth-
ranked team in the nation. Cook
was also successful at ECU, aver-
aging a team best 15 points per
game his sophomore year.
Unlike Herrion, who compiled
a 121-32 record as the head coach
at Drexel before coming to ECU,
current Head Coach Stokes did
not have a successful track record
as a head coach before taking over.
Coming into this year Stokes was
54-89 as ahead coach, with a win-
ning percentage of .878. In four
full seasons as the head coach of
Virginia Tech, Stokes was 46-69
obefore being olet go.? \
Stokes has been much more
osuccessful in the osupporting
role? than in the oleading role.?
In 14 full seasons as an assistant
coach for such storied programs
as Virginia and Texas Stokes is
269-166, with a .618 winning
percentage.
Stokes has never taken a team
to the NIT or NCAA Tournament
as a head coach, while Herrion |
took the Drexel Dragons to the
obig dance? three seasons in a
row from 1993-1996, garnering
America East Coach of the Year
honors each year.
In the end though, Holland
makes it clear that we as fans have
a big decision to make.
oBy stepping forward at
this time, we can send a power- -
ful message that we (you and
I) are not going to accept the
current status of our basket-
ball program,? wrote Holland.
Holland added, oIf we turn
our backs on this team and staff,
we will be sending an equally
powerful message that basketball
at ECU is simply not important
ehough for us to do something
that is totally within our power
to do"support our Pirates when
they need us the most.?
So now where do we as fans
go from here, and what about
the state of the program? The
program has seemingly hit rock
bottom, and we as students and
fans must let our voices be heard.
Are you, as students, going to
support your team and your
school? Or, are students going
to make a call to change before
see HOLLAND page A8
Pirates get trampled
by Campbell Camels
ECU canTt muster a run
in tough loss
BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR WRITER
Campbell University shut out
ECU for the first time since last
April 7, 2006 against UCF 8-0. The
Pirates lost 2-0 to give Campbell its
first win of the season. Campbell
improved to 1-5 while the Pirates
canTt seem to get a win, losing four
in a row to make them 2-5.
T oI thought Campbell played
exceptionally well today. They cer- "
tainly didnTt play like a club coming
in here having not won a game. They
pitched well, played good. defense. °
We weren't able to muster enough
pressure and didnTt come through
in some clutch situations,? said Head
Coach Billy GodwinTs in reaction to
CampbellTs win.
Pirate pitcher Josh Dowdy
received player of the game awards
for going 6 2/3 innings with two
strikeouts, only allowing one run off
of three hits and two walks. Dowdy
left the game after being hit by a line
drive up the middle off of CampbellTs
" Rob LyerlyTs single during the top of
_ the seventh inning.
The Camels scored their first
run during the third inning on Zach
JohnsonTs single, deep in the third
base pocket, which allowed Rob
Lyerly to score from third. Their only
other run came from Ryan Hamme
in the ninth inning on a solo home-
run off Pirate closer Jason Neitz.
ECU stranded nine base run-
ners and only had five hits on the
afternoon. During the fifth and sixth
innings the Pirates left the bases
loaded due to favorable pitching
by the Campbell rotation. Camel
see BASEBALL page A10
PAGE A8
HOLLAND continued from A7
graduating and leaving ECU for of ECU Basketball. After the
bigger and better things? season is completed, an updated
Holland doesnTt make clear plan and a clear commitment,
what exactly the future of the " including facility improvements,
program holds, but calls for to execute the plan will become
ongoing support. our number one priority,? con-
oYour support at this criti- cluded Holland.
cal time will give credibility to
your demand for a game plan
that insures the future success
This writer can be contacted at
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BASKETBALL continued from A7
team,? said Stokes. oI thought missed some shots.?
their support was tremendous oWere going to keep working
tonight.? hard,? said Jenkins, owere going
oIT thought our effort was to get a win (in conference play).?
good tonight, we were ready The Pirates final home game
to play, offensively, defensively, of the season is Saturday at 7
mentally, physically..Give Mar- p.m. against UTEP.
shall a lot of credit I thought they
made the plays down the stretch,
they made some shots and we
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007
BASEBALL continued from A7
Head Coach Chris Wiley (first
season) had an unusual approach
to Wednesday afternoonTs game, as
he threw six pitchers each no more
than. two innings. Trevor Smith
picked up the win for Campbell and
Hamme got the save, both getting
their first for the season. ECU was
struck out seven times by Campbell
pitchers and walked three times.
The only error of the game came
during the top of the fourth, when
ECU shortstop Dale Mollenhauer
over threw first baseman Brandon
Henderson. Mollenhauer made up for
his mistake on the very next play by
turning a 6-4-3 double play to help
Dowdy get out of'a scoreless inning.
The Pirates had a couple of
chances to even up the score. During
the fifth inning Ryan Tousley had a
one out single up the middle, followed
by walks of David Forbes and Ryan
Wood to load the bases. Harrison
Eldridge stepped into the batterTs
box and was struck out by Trevor
Smith too strand the bases loaded.
In the sixth inning ECUTs Mol-
lenhauer singled to right field to
start a small rally as he then stole
second base. Next up was Jacob
Dean who was walked putting a
man on first and second. Third
baseman Corey Kemp hit a high
bouncer over CampbellTs third
baseman HammeTs head to load the
bases. Tousley dribbled a ball down
the first base line to get Mollen-
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CamelTs shortstop to end the inning
with the bases loaded again.
ECUTs last chance to come back
came during the eighth inning when
first baseman Henderson hit a long
deep fly ball to center, that with
Just enough wind behind it could
have squeezed out for a homerun,
was caught as center fielder Carlton
Floyd fell to his back against the
wall for the first out of the inning.
The Pirates reached the base path
one other time in the ninth inning
the night (2-4) and was moved to
second base when Broc Sutton hit a
hard grounder to the second base-
man forcing him to get the out at
first. But, in usual ECU fashion Kyle
Roller was struck out and Stephan
Batts flew out to end the game.
Campbell started the game
pitching Justin Lilly, who domi-
nated the Pirates by getting the
first six batters he faced: out with
two strikeouts.
The Pirates lose the first game .
in a 21 game home stand, but will
return to Clark-LeClair stadium
this weekend for a three gamer
against St. JohnTs on Friday at 5
p.-m., Washington on Saturday at 3
p.m., and Duke on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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