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The East Carolinian Volume 82, ISSUE 58 February 27, 2007stCaroSafeRide is anessential tool thatstudents can access,read more about whatthey offer......... Page A4Tonight starting at 6p.m. students canbattle it out at theStudent RecreationCenter by participatingin the Pirate Gladiatorevent, find outLone senior CourtneyCaptain had the gameof his life ina SeniorDay match-up withUTEP to close out theECU menTs basketballteamTs home season.See if his heroics wereenough to.snap a 13-game losing streak forthe Pirates.......Page A5Following last weekTsdisappointing loss toCampbell, the ECUbaseball team held aprivate team meeting.Read more......Page ASO11: NN BIO: OND.BiOIN: Or Ol: oOOr Nf": BENTO: Ow= ND: C1}: 0): OTN: B&B: 0C1 OOM Of shBEN WIM: WO: [OO nN©OO NIH: O oOlh:anNo ofA = nln omNO BJO w aly o =wofo}Test your skills atSUDOKU ca: Page AGNEWS sees Page A2PULSE tak Page A4SPORTS iar Page A5OPINION re ccseeccal Page A3CLASSIFIEDG.........Page AGPhoto by Deatrice Lockhart{ www.theeastcarolinian.com }YOUR INDEPENDENTSTUDENT NEWSPAPERTUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2007Black History Month Symposium raises awarenessAn event to discussissues and concernsADELINE TRENTOSTAFF WRITEROn Saturday, Feb. 24, StudentUnion Cultural Awareness hosteda conference on campus in honor ofBlack History Month.The Black History Month Sym-posium held in the MendenhallStudent Center brought the com-munity together to address issuesthat affect minority students. oWewanted to have an event that wouldreally serve and bring awareness tothe entire campus community,? saidLevy Brown, associate director ofthe Student Activities Center. oWewanted to do something that wouldnot only bring students together, butthe city of Greenville as well.?The symposium gave students achance to interact with each other andattend workshops ona variety of topics.The workshops informed stu-dents about the importance of highereducation, financial management andinvolvement in the community.Attendants also had the opportu-nity to talk about personal issues thataffect men and women differently. 'During the first session of theconference, students were separatedinto same sex groups and each groupdiscussed issues concerning mascu-linity, relationships, feminism andself-esteem.oWe tried to take a broad spec-trum of issues facing minorities andaddress those issues,? said MichaelCaple, Cultural Awareness chair.oWe wanted to give people theknowledge to overcome challengesthey may face in the future.?At the symposium, students wereable to listen to many informativespeakers as well.Omar Tyree, a best-sellingauthor and the 2001 NAACP imageaward recipient, delivered the key-note speech at the event.Tyree spoke to students aboutachieving their dreams and thePhoto by Levenia T yrrellimportance of education. He urgedstudents to make the most of theirtime at ECU and become successful,well-educated people:oIt is time for dreams to stopbeing dreams and start becomingreality,? said Tyree.Many students attendedthe symposium and most feltthat they learned somethingfrom the different activities.oI thought the speech by OmarTyree was very uplifting and encour-aging,? said Krystina Belle, sopho-more clinical laboratory sciencemajor. oI learned a lot from the speakerand other aspects of this conference.?Caple believes that this was avery important event for students toattend as part of Black History Month.Omar Tyree, 2001 NAACP image award recipient, delivers his keynotezHe said that this symposium willhelp empower minority students andencourage them to become leaders.oAs students, we can't just lookat things the way they are presentedto us, we have to dig deep and findthe real meanings,? Caple said. oWiththis conference we tried to addressserious issues and get students toreally think about these things. Wehope that this conference will edu-cate people and encourage them tomake a positive change in themselvesand in the community.?Throughout Black HistoryMonth, Student Union CulturalAwareness has sponsored manyother events on campus includingmovies, plays and concerts.Caple said that there has been aspeete it ach to students at the symposium.big turnout at many of the events andmost students have had positive reac-tions to the different activities.The Black History Month Sym-posium was not an exception asmore than 70 people came out toattend the workshops and listen tothe speakers.oT believe it is really important tohave very strong programs to focuson empowerment and leadership forstudents of color, as well as all stu-dents who want to hear our message,?Brown said. oWe wanted to have pro-grams for Black History Month thatwould reach the whole student bodyand I think we achieved that goal.? .This writer can be contacted atnews@theeastcarolinian.com.University proposes plus/minus grading scaleSGA seeks furtherinformation about thescaleKIMBERLY BELLAMYSENIOR WRITERRepresentatives from one ofthe faculty-senate committeescame to get feedback from con-gress members about implement-ing a plus/minus grading scale.Martin Taggart, associate pro-fessor, and Wendy Sharer, assistantprofessor, were the two representa-tives who serve on the committee, thatcame to give congress further infor-mation about the possible changes.The committee has been work-ing on getting the new gradingpolicy approved since fall 2005,according to Sharer.The proposal has been sent tovarious areas for approval but it stillhas to be signed by the chancellorbefore it goes into effect.Ifapproved by the chancellor, theplus/minus scale would go into effectas early as summer 2008.Under the new system, studentswould now receive an A plus or Aminus instead of an A regardless ofthe number grade they earned.Sharer and Taggart made effortsto explain to congress that the newgrading scale would not be imple-mented to harm anyoneTs GPA butit would ultimately have a positiveor a negative effect on it.oWhat ITve learned is there isquite a difference from an 80 andan 89 on a final project,? Taggartsaid when explaining the quality of |work that was turned in to receive acertain grade.A congress representativeexpressed that it would appear thata studentTs performance is gettingworse when they start to receivegrades with minuses when theyhaven't in the past:The committee representa-tives attempted to clarify that thegrading scale wouldnTt change thegrades as a whole that significantly.oItTs still the same low and highpoints. We're not changing the waywe assess students,? Sharer said.The new grading policy wouldalso establish new rules for thequalifications to apply for a gradereplacement.The new grade replacementpolicy would apply to grades receivedthat are a F, D minus, D plus or Cminus according to Sharer.Sharer said that part of the deci-sion to switch to this type of systemwas based on the university inspiringto be like the peer schools within theUNC system who have this scaleand from studies to that show whichgrading scale is most widely used.Congress representa-tives also expressed oppositionto the reason why the univer-sity moved towards this scale.oItTs hard enough as is when we'regoing up against others from one ofour peer institutions such as UNCChapel Hill, when we're going for ajob after we graduate,? said AshleyYopp, congress representative.,While the committee represen-tatives were trying to outline thepositive points of going to a plus/minus grading scale, the StudentWelfare Committee of congress hadalready typed up a resolution againstthe change to be voted on that night.The congress voted to withholdfrom voting on the scale until theygot more of their questions answeredabout the possible changes in grading.The chancellor agreed that hewouldn't sign off on the proposaluntil he heard a response from thecongress, according to Jon Massachi,speaker of the congress.Further discussion about theplus/minus scale will be talkedabout at the Chat with the Chancel-lor event, according to Massachi.Another change that was dis-cussed in the congress meeting onMonday was the term length of theexecutive officers of SGA.M. Cole Jones, SGA president,and Keri Brockett, SGA secretary,addressed this during their executivereports in the meeting.The term length of executiveofficers can no longer exceed twoyears, according to Brockett.This will apply to the president,vice president, secretary, treasurerand the speaker of the congress.see SGA page A2Free health ,screenings areavailable oncampusWellness Wednesdaysattract the ECUcommunityALYCIA WENDTSTAFF WRITERA testing center for multiplehealth issues is more local then theECU community may think. Well-ness Wednesdays offers: differentfree health screenings to studentsand faculty.Wellness Wednesdays was cre-ated in 2005 by the Campus Well-ness team, which is part of theDepartment of Campus Recreationand Wellness. Their intent for thisprogram was to let students, staffand faculty get involved with thewellness services and educationalinitiatives programs. :oWellness Wednesdays havebeen very successful in reachingpeople who are on different locationson campus. We have helped peoplerecognize their risk factors for heartdisease, cancer and other healthissues,? said Director of CampusWellness, Karen Warren. 2Monthly screenings for differenthealth issues are scheduled at variouslocations across campus.Some of the past screenings haveincluded folic acid awareness, rapidHIV testing and blood pressure andcholesterol screenings.The next free screening willbe held on March 21 from 11a.m. until 2 p.m. at the StudentRecreation Center, for diabetes.oOur main goal is to go outand reach the ECU community,especially those who may not utilizethe Recreation Center on a regularbasis. This initiative shows them theservices we can offer, and will hope-fully encourage them to utilize ourservices,? said Assistant Director ofCampus Wellness Tywanna Jeffries.The Campus Wellness Centeroffers many other services besidesWellness Wednesdays. Health edu-cators and nutritionists are availableto answer questions about healthrelated matters, plans to improveoneTs health, alcohol and drugs,stress and much more.The Campus Wellness Centerwants to support and encourage abalanced and healthy lifestyle for thecommunity of ECU.oECU has gotten a bad reputa-tion for its populations of studentsthat have STDS and AIDS. By offer-ing free tests, it shows that they aretrying to switch the reputation andthat they really care about the healthand safety of everyone that attendsECU,T said freshmen Megan Roome.The center is operated by theCampus Wellness Education Leaders.This is a group of students who aretrained to give accurate health infor-mation to students, faculty and staff.For more information aboutWellness Wednesdays, visit theCampus Wellness Web site atecu.edu/cs-studentlife/crw/pro-grams/campuswellness, or stopby the office on the second floorof the Student Recreation Center.This writer can be contacted atnews@theeastcarolinian.com.First Engineering and Technology Day held at ECUnec&A contestantTs bridge is tested for strength and durability during Engineering and Technology Day.Egg toss and bridgecompetition for localschoolsGENERRA CORNWELLSTAFF WRITERThe Engineering and Technol-ogy department came together toinform high school students aboutthe engineering and technologyprograms at ECU with the firstEngineering and Technology Dayheld Feb. 23. The educational festi-val featured an egg toss and bridgebuilding competition for the stu-dents from the local schools.Both the engineering depart-ment and the technology depart-ment came together, along withthe help of members of ECUTschapter of Society of Automo-tive Engineers, to host a funfilled day of hands-on learning.The first Engineering and Tech-nology Day welcomed about 250students from 13 local high schools.The event began with an intro-duction in which the Dean of theTechnology Department and othersspoke, followed by a tour of thelaboratories. Next came the studentcompetitions, which consisted ofthe egg toss and the bridge contest.Finally, they gave away free t-shirtsand went to Todd Dining Hall tohave a free meal ECU style.oFor the egg toss [competi-tion] they had to drop the egg ontoa target about 30 feet above. Theegg had to hit the center of a target.Some eggs survived and somedidnTt. The students really enjoyedit. They were cheering and gettingreally excited about our program,?said Gerald Micklow, systems engi-neering director.oFor the bridge building com-petition the students had to builda bridge made of only Popsiclesticks and glue. The best [bridge]could support about 110 pounds,?Micklow said. "The Engineering program isrelatively new to ECU.oWe started this program twoyears ago. In 2008 we will graduateour first students,? Micklow said.Both the Engineering andTechnology departments plan tohost this program annually fromnow on.oWe'll get bigger and better.We will have it every year. Nextsee EGG page A2

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2007 PAGE A2NewsCORRECTIONSIn the News section,Tues Wed " Thu ws SatooConfederate States ofAmericaT sparks interest,? the Introductory Japanese. Lambda Theta Alpha LWCC Day Softball ECU Hosts Great Decisions Semi- _ Baseball Advising for Summer{ Campus & Community }movie Confederate States of Calligraphy Workshop _Latin Sorority, Inc. The Ledonia Wright Cultural vs. Delaware nars vs. Western Carolina session and Fall se-America, was not previously - Mendenhall Social Bowling Night Center will celebrate our name- ECU Softball Field © Sponsored by the World Affairs Clark-LeClair Stadium mester 2007 begins.banned in American movie Room Mendenhall sake, the students and the com- 4 p.m. Council of Eastern North Carolina 3 p.m.theaters. The error resulted 2 " 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. munity during this day long trib- - and ECU, the lecture series will SGA Electionsfrom a misunderstanding, ute to the efforts of the LWCC. Baseball ; feature academic and professional | MenTs Tennis Filing for Congressand the East Carolinian Thin: A Documentary " Softball Events will include a morning vs. Pepperdine experts on the Middle East, cli- vs. Charleston South- and Executive officeapologizes for any confusion on Eating Disorders vs. UNC break for students to grab Clark-LeClair Sta- | mate change, Mexico, migration, ern begins. |it may have caused. Hendrix Theater ECU Softball Field doughnuts and juice as they are dium South Africa, war crimes, Central ECU Tennis Complex. All interested in fil-4 p.m. 3 p.m. going to class, mid morning and 5 p.m. Asia and children. The fee (text- 12 p.m. ing for office mustThe East Carolinian is : afternoon focus groups, a round- book included) is $49 for all eight file between thesededicated to accurate Building a Healthier table discussion, announcement Softball sessions for World Affair Council times. If you have anyreporting and will correct Body Image of the LWCC Scholarship recipi- vs. Vermont ee and $59 for the general questions regardingerrors published in the paper. : Registration required, ent and opportunities all day to ECU Softball Field public, if registered by January filing, please contactcall 328-6387 to reg- | meet LWCC Staff, tour and learn Nae p.m. 12 and $69 thereafter. Full-time the elections chairTo submit a correction, ister about the cultural center. : students and teachers can attend at electionschair@send an e-mail to editor@ Student Recreation Ledonia Wright Cultural Center for free and purchase the program ecu.edu or go by thetheeastcarolinian.com. Center, room 238 a book for $20 ($15 if WAC mem- SGA office located in5 pies Chat with the Chancellor "" bers). The cost for individual ses- Mendenhall StudentAn Evening with Chancellor _, sions is $10. Center.ANNOUNCEMENTS Pirate Gladiators Ballard presented by the SGA, ty worldaffairsnc.org SGA suite inFeb. 26 " March 2 SRC Sports Forum ODK and Student Union. This is \ Rivers West Building auditorium : Mendenhall StudentYe ati gok Portraits 6 p.m. ie an occasion for students to ask 10 a.m. -12 p.m. CenterWright Auditorium Pirate Gladiators isa Chancellor Ballard questions. A 9a.m."5 p.m.9am.-8p.m competition of a variety reception will follow at 6:30 in Butt-Numb-A-Thon 2 :Portrai ts for the 2007 of events that test agil- © MSC Room 244. Hendrix Theateryearbook, the Buccaneer, will ity and strength. See 12 p.m.te He an Success for Life Work- WomenTs Tennis |2 in Wright Au ditoriarn shop: From Fatigue to ECU Hispanic Film Series: he vs. WoffordVouiean sehnadce your, , Tan"Re-energizing Basque Ball : ECU Tennis Complexappointment now by logging the pale! you e Basque Ball: Skin against 10 a.m.ache can make it to Spring one.Bs bell ee Break Free. Spanish with English sub- BaseballVourcan ales call 1-800- Bate 1032 titles® vs. NC State :OUR-YEAR (687-9327), 7 "8:30 p.m. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. oe Stadium ieduring normal business ee So § Shours, to schedule an \ oaappointment. When you \ -o ome *Featured Event:an se Bo rece : ECU Softball Field Allied Health & Nursing Career Fairsalu nifiaticnTcn newts ee 12 p.m. 150 Representatives from over 60 Organizationspreparedar your portrait Y will be meeting with students in the Schools of Al-sitting and other pertinent Softball lied Health Sciences, nursing and other majors.citonnaiiGn vs. James Madison They will be accepting resumes for a variety of full-: ECU Softball Field time, part-time and internship positions. With whichFeb. 27 & 28 : - 4pm: company will you find the career of your choice?; . Allied Health & Nursing Building W. 5th StreetSpring Graduates Thursday, 10 a.m. " 2 p.m.March 1 & 2 under oxclassmen, faculty and staff :Walk-ins are welcome.Bring you cap and gown ifyou would like to purchase a S GAcap and gown picture. continued from AlAll yearbook photos shouldbe in business casual attire. TH E POWE Ke TOThe executive order to do thisCap and gown pickup was signed by Jones and will be : :Seniors who were unable to effective immediately for the currentattend the Graduation Expo administration. ; :last week can pick up their The Chat with the Chancellor : panicaps and gowns this week at event will occur on Thursday, MarchDowdy Student Store. . 1,in Hendrix Theater from 5"7 p.m. :and is open to all students.Urinetown To give feedback on the plus/One of the most uproariously minus grading scale change, students :funny musicals in recent _ can e-mail Taggart at taggartm@ .years, Urinetown is a hilarious ecu.edu or e-mail Sharer at shar- .tale of greed, corruption, love erw@ecu.edu. : Coand revolution in a time when To find out more about SGA, :water is worth its weight in visit the Web site at ecu.edu/sga or ; BSgold. In a Gotham-like city, call the office at 328-4742.a terrible water shortage,caused by a 20-year draught, This writer can be contacted athas led toa government- news@theeastcarolinian.com.enforced ban on privatetoilets. The citizens must usepublic amenities, regulated E & Gby a single malevolent continued from AlPOWE(RED)company that profits by : o Koescharging admission for one of year the program will be a two-day Sign up with Spr int to get 300 freehumanityTs most basic needs. program with more competitions,? text messages a month for one year. RED MOTORAZR?"? V3mAmid the people, a hero Micklow said. onesdecides heTs had enough, oI had a class in the Science and iicfore exclusive offer torstudenke @ moronoraand plans a revolution to Technology building Friday and I ith lid coll ID. After 12 th Motorola and Sprintlead them all to freedom. saw a lot of students taking a tour. 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"IonTUESDAY FEBRUARY 27,2007 Page A3RANT OF THE DAYWhere is Urinetown? | believe itTsin my dorm room. °{ Please recycle me! }Killing thehomelessfor sportWhy kick someone when he or sheTsalready down?JESSICA DUNLOWOPINION WRITERAlmost everyone has had an encounter with ahomeless person. I have been walking back from theparking lot and a ragged, beaten-down-by-life manasks me if I have any change to spare. I admit it, Ialways assume they are going to spend the little bitof money I might give them on alcohol or drugs, soI consistently refuse and attempt to walk faster toavoid another confrontation.Get this"in the United States, the homelessare being attacked by college-aged people. Accord-ing to the National Coalition for the Homeless, ithas logged 122 brutal beatings and 20 murders ofhomeless in 2006. All right, it does not seem like alot, but the stories are wretched. Some include sur-prising a homeless man sleeping on a bench in a parkand maiming the victim beyond recognition. Theseperpetrators are facing life in prison.Yeah, we all suffer from the mentality that allhomeless people are drunks or former drug addictsthat are too lazy to get jobs. Granted, that is whatour culture teaches us, however, it is still not anexcuse to think that our lives are more importantthan theirs are. Regardless of the fact that they arehomeless, they are still people and the Constitutionprotects them.You should notT kick someone who is alreadydown. This takes it to a completely new level.What on Earth could be gratifying about beatingup someone who has no possessions other than theclothes on their backs or the random stuff they havein a shopping cart? They are people, too. Peopledeserve.to live. Pro-lifers argue that a baby has theright to live upon conception, and so do the soulsthat life forgot.' OK, the phrase othat life forgot? is somewhatdramatic, but in reality, we cannot assume that thehomeless are lazy, no-good bums that have no moti-vation or intelligence to raise themselves above theircurrent economic status. College kids are beating upand murdering homeless people. It is beneath what-ever morals we are supposed to be raised with herein America, since we were founded on the principlesof justice and equality.So way to go, kids withTno heart, and thank youfor showing the world howmuch we truly care aboutour citizens... that if they have no home, they areworthless. To the people that beat up and kill thesehomeless, you deserve to serve your sentence in jail,and maybe you should have been the one living onthe streets. Then you would understand.Al Gore: |President ofHollywoodDo we have a new candidate for2008?KRYSTLE STRICKLINOPINION WRITERIf Hollywood was its own nation, we certainlyknow who the president would be. Sorry Arnold, butit looks like Al Gore has swept the showbiz com-munity off its feet.This past Sunday they welcomed him in with astanding ovation, crowned him king and presentedhim with a golden scepter"an Oscar. His inter-national blockbuster film, An Inconvenient Truth,won for best documentary film and as he took thestage, the stars rose to their feet to congratulatetheir king.So, has our former Vice President abandonedpolitics for a place in the spotlights of Hollywood?Maybe he just got tired of being ignored. Appar-ently, Al Gore has spent the better part of his careerfighting for environmental causes, but not manypeople knew this. Then, in one year, with one film, 3he turns the global warming crisis into a worldwidephenomenon.I guess he realized that he could reach morepeople through Hollywood than he could throughWashington. As a politician, he mostly representsthe great voting debacle of 2000, but as an actor,he has become the face of the campaign to reduceglobal warming.He was also recently named one of many nomi-nees for the Nobel Peace Prize, for his work on theenvironment. Many people think that he has a excel-lent chance at winning because of the huge impacthis film has had on the global community.Just to recap, since his presidential loss in 2000,Gore has won an Oscar, been nominated for a NobelPeace Prize and now has half of Hollywood begginghim to run for president. How do you say no whencelebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and CameronDiaz ask you to run?While he has repeatedly proclaimed that he hasno interest in entering the 2008 presidential race,some people are just not taking ono? for an answer.Numerous Web sites, like draftgore.com, have beencreated to try to draft Gore into the race.Perhaps even the Democrats will get behindGore if they think he has a better chance to win than 'their current nominees do. Maybe Hilary and Obamashould start hugging some trees.One thing is for sure, Al Gore was definitely thebiggest winner Sunday night. No recount needed.MCTsent Aard :L}werent ITTLEPOODLE! LicksLHIMFAT eeLIKE THAT!TONY!HED RINThe East Carolinian does not endorse statements made in Pirate Rants. Questions regardingRants can be directed to Rachel King, Opinion Page Editor, at opinion@theeastcarolinian.com. Log onto theeastcarolinian:com to submit a Rant of your own.My feet are cold!| think you already know but, | think |like girls, too.To the new lady in Subway on WestEnd who microwaved my sub becausethe toaster wasnTt working, you mademy day!| need a guy with a flashlight to comeover to my apartment.Is it just me or is the construction sitegetting bigger? Yikes!I'm in Todd Dining Hall celebrating thefact that | lost five pounds, four pounds,three pounds... now what did | say?| hate guys who talk more than | do.Obi-won Kenobi says, oThese arethe Rants you are looking for... (handmotion)... you will publish them.?| got a letter from my boyfriend writtenin blood. Did | mention heTs in prison?It's amazing how something as simpleas an e-mail can change a person'slife.If you're supposed to be in love withoher, why do you look at me-like that?Thank you, VAt, forT teaching whitepeople how to be black.I'm glad you told me you were gettingback with your ex-girlfriend before |bought you a birthday present.The bathrooms in Urinetown makethe bathrooms in my dorm look likeheaven.lama oFamily GuyT fanatic.To the person who always wakes upwith multiple bruises and cuts fromunknown objects"! could have sworn| wrote that myself,Why won't the university give you anexcused absence for a job interview?Aren't most people going to school toget a job! | mean, come on!Oh Captain, my Captain, you have ledus to victory!My cat has no tail.Why do waitresses that suck stillexpect a tip?| try to wait for you to IM me first so youdon't think ITm the crazy needy type...but I really, really like you!Next year, ITm making a T-shirt thatsays, oMy boyfriend is in marchingband!? Yay!My boyfriend lives at home with hisparents and | really canTt stand itanymore.Is anyone else glad that the basketballteam finally won a game? Go Pirates!Remain true to yourself and stand upfor what you believe in, even if it leavesyou with one less ofriend.?Never been a booty call girl, neverhave, never will! FWho leaves the safety seal on an openjar of peanut butter?Why canTt the drunk bus go throughthe McDonald's drive-thru?Why does everyone always have to beplaying Ultimate Frisbee? It is the mostoverrated game ever.| hate being Puerto Rican and havingeveryone think ITm Mexican. We are alot different!To the girls jumping rope outside ofAycock Thursday, thanks for makingmy day!To my (now) ex-girlfriend: | should havecheated on you!I'm giving up frat boys for Lent! Seeyou boys in 40 days! Hello non-Greekboys!| think my roommate has gone intohibernation.We are so glad to have Xbox Live nowbecause we don't have to invite youover to play Madden anymore.Could anyone tell me the best come onlines that have been confirmed to workhere in Greenville?Thanks for everyone that talks to mewhile driving and makes busing thatmuch better. You guys are the reasonwe choose not fo run over everything.Keep it up.Is it just me, but if you have known.agirl a really long time, and tell her howyou really feel, you ruin your chances ofbeing with her for the rest of your life?| can't be just your friend anymore.Never miss a good chance to shutup.| don't lie to my parents... anymore...that much.I'm sick and tired of you picking on me,just because everyone laughs at yourJokes doesnTt mean it doesnTt hurt myfeelings.Has anyone seen the womenTs soccerteam lately? | never knew sweat pantscould be so sexy!To the guy with the two-wheeledskateboard that weaves in and outthrough crowds of people... you gotskills.| wish there was a class called PirateRants 3231... so then | could say |made an A in college.Stop trying to steal my sexuality!ThereTs an asteroid coming to Earth.Our plan of attack"send Chuck Norrisin a rocket to round house kick it intoUranus...You are my favorite.It's one thing to have a boyfriend butit is another to abandon your friends.We miss the real you.| want to love you always.You know that you are missing mybodacious booty.| wish it was Spring Break right now. |need a week to get to know myself.To the girl who switched seats with mein Biology class just so | could:sit withmy friends, thank you.It feels so good outside and peopleare already hanging out on the mail.I'm so excited!| guess | shouldn't, but | hate my job.I'm getting paid $12 to sit and stareat a computer! Talk about feelingunchallenged! ;Please cover your mouth, or quitcoughing on the back of my neck!Time to start tanning again!Fourth semester at ECU, and | still get ©lost on campus!ITm still hungry, but ITm tired ofchewing...| only submit Rants on Thursday.That gives you till Tuesday to think ofsomething better than me.You think you are so slick thinking thatjust because someone offers to tutoryou_or-one of your friends, you haveachance to get in her pants. How aboutyou explain that to my fiancé whileyou're at it? ITm sure he'd love to meeteach and every one of you.To the boy who was dancing throughGold bus and who basically gave mea lap dance last night, thank you forabsolutely making my night! -ECU baseball players are the sexiestguys on the planet!| donTt understand how you can beso smart and so stupid at the sametime...| donTt get like that when ITm drunk,right? Right?| have been making the time, howabout returning the effort?| have this thing for guys in themilitary, and-sometimes it gets meinto trouble.| got a bear hug from a rockstar lastnight.My ex thinks | want him back. ITm gonna- play with his head a little... .ITm a scene girl... Where are youboy?| would die without my iPod.You've got the curse of curves.What made you think that he couldn't_ find a door in the morning, when hefound that bed so easily in the night?Inevery circle of friends there is awhore.ThereTs a monster in my room. Wediscussed movies over coffee.Me and you and my medication...| donTt break hearts, | just dent them.Dear Jane,Need advice? Want answers? Just ask Jane.ItTsashamethat he treats women so well. .. [daresayoNews EditorI have a friend who I've known for a long timeand he is a really good guy. He treats every girlfriendlike she could be that oone special relationship.?Unfortunately, now he goes out with this reallyannoying chick. I hate every ounce of her being tothe point that when sheTs around, I will just stoptalking and leave mid-sentence. Not to mention healways invites her to things that our group of friendsdoes, and nobody with us can stand her. Anyway,heTs a good looking guy and he is really good tothe women that go out with him, so how can I gethim to drop [her] and find a girl thatTs worthy?Signed,A Concerned Friend ©Dear Concerned,Well, the fact that neither you nor your mutualfriends can stand this girl says quite a lot about thesituation right away. She may not be good for him,but thatTs really only somewhat relevant to what ITm' able to suggest.that a great number of people (of both genders, mindyou) are not the best boy/girlfriend material in the »world and it takes a lot of heartbreak to figure that out.I also find it hard to believe, though, that yourfriend has no idea how any of you feel. Does he hon-estly not know that you guys all hate this girl? Sinceyou leave mid-sentence because sheTs around, he musthave at least some idea. You should tell him how youall feel about her and why, but I donTt suggest you saythings like, oYeah, she flirts with so-and-so all thetime when you aren't around,? because you canTt backthat up. Only mention what you can substantiate.Furthermore, everyone needs to realize thatif he just doesnTt want to leave her for what-ever reason, you all have to come to a happymedium. I suggest that you initiate ofriends-only?outings, but on the same hand, no one elseTssignificant others should come, either. Be fair.Even if it means getting burned, he'll have to dealwith this himself. Be honest and fair, but donTt shatterhis feelings because you donTt like her. YouTll compro-mise your relationship with him, and then she wins.If sheTs as bad as you say she is, that wouldnTt be cool.Good luck,JaneJohn Edwards,champion ofthe poor...Pruaine:JASON PATTYOPINION WRITERWith the Presidential elections still 21 monthsaway, it is apparently not too early for contenders tobegin throwing their hats into the ring. Politiciansacross the spectrum have already begun to neglecttheir duties as governors and ocongresspersons? (howabsurd) in order to tell us how much they can do forour country.The nearest, but certainly not dearest to us isformer North Carolina Democratic Senator JohnEdwards. He constantly reminds us of the class divi-sion in North Carolina and the United States as awhole, yet with an estimated net worth of 60 milliondollars, he seems to be part of the problem. Accord-ing to Wikipedia.com, Edwards took advantage of atax-law loophole, paying himself through subchapterS corporate dividends, rather than a salary. Thishelped him avoid paying $591,000 in Medicare taxes.This is awfully hypocritical considering that one ofEdwardsT main campaign fronts is a universal healthcare system. Apparently, everyone in America shouldhave health care paid for by everyone but him.John EdwardsT money came from personal injurymass tort litigation. He sued a pool drain covermanufacturer because someone didnTt install theirproduct carefully and nobody watched the childrentaking apart the drain in the pool. His lawsuitsagainst the medical community have done nothingbut raise malpractice insurance and increase the costof health care for Americans. No wonder millions ofAmericans cannot afford decent health care; lawyerslike him chase ambulances just trying to swindleanother dollar.T His support for the President and for the war inIraq has been terrible. He is strongly in favor of cut-ting off funding to our military for operations in Iraq.I know liberals everywhere will jump at the chancefor our country to give up in the Middle East, butcutting our troops off from needed supplies is notthe way to do it.EdwardsT new house in Orange County sits on102 acres, just west of Chapel Hill. It is 28,200 squarefeet of overindulgence. After completion, its tax valueis estimated to be around six million dollars. Thiswill make it the second most expensive private resi-dence in North Carolina, behind the Biltmore Estate.Champion of the poor... I think not.John Edwards wants to help the poor in thiscountry with health insurance; maybe he should dohis part with his taxes. If he wants to be known as achampion of the poor, maybe he should stop being apart of the elitist upper class. Ifhe wants to redistrib-ute my hard earnings (sounds a lot like communismto me) by taxing my hard earned paycheck more andmore, maybe he should start with the redistribution ofsome of his shadily obtained wealth. I bet the home-less folks in Chapel Hill would love to come spendthe night at his new estate.HANijaoIwas using my iPod and iPhone aroundsome poor people today, when | wassuddenly stricken with iGuilt.?Sarah BellEditor in ChiefJenelle Conner Rachel KingOpinion EditorGreg Katski Ronnie WoodwardSports Editor Asst. Sports EditorSarah Campbell Elise PhillipsPulse Editor Asst. Pulse EditorZach Sirkin Lizz WellsPhoto Editor Asst. 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PulseHoroscopes:AriesYou're doing the Senaralinn now.Try not to attract attention. You'llget enough of that tomorrow andthe next day.TaurusYou have the objective want toaccomplish. You can get thefinancing. You can put togetherthe team to do it. Begin.GeminiYou do have to be careful. DonTtlet it all hand out. ThereTs bigmoney involved here, so showyou have some class. Put on areally good show.CancerMake it a habit to check allyour work before you send itout. ItTs also a good idea toalways think before you speak.Apologize immediately whenevernecessary, and you wonTt beslowed down for long.LeoIt doesnTt seem like you're gettingmuch done, but actually, you are.ItTs all the behind-the-sceneskind of necessities that you willbuild upon.VirgoConfine your conversations towork-related topics. Take yoursuggestion to someone who cando something about it.LibraYou're gaining a lot ofappreciation, while not gettingany richer. Be gracious inaccepting awards, however.They're good advertising.ScorpioFollow through with the projectyou started yesterday. Don't talkit up yet. That'll come later. Getyour structure built first.SagittariusThis assignment is more of amystery to be solved. Start out byfollowing the money trail, withouttelling anybody.CapricornHard work is necessarysometimes, but thatTs not allthere is. To be truly successful,you also need managementskills. Now is a good time topractice.AquariusA lot of the problems you've beenworking on are almost solvingthemselves. Actually, the seedsof thought you've planted arefinally getting ripe.PiscesYou're just about to come upwith a magnificent idea. YouTregetting support from a. personyou love, but the credit for thisis all yours. :Drink Recipes:French Kiss Cocktail1 part apricot juice2 parts Champagne1 apricot slice, for garnishPour apricot juice into achampagne flute. Addchampagne and stir. Placeapricot slice on the rim as agarnish.Honey-Vanilla Lemonade2 cups sugar1/2 cup honey2 cups water, plus more asneeded1 vanilla bean2 1/2 cups freshly squeezedlemon juice (from about 24lemons)Lemon wheels or wedges, forgarnishIn a large saucepan, combine thesugar, honey and two cups waterand place over medium-highheat. Cut the vanilla bean in 1/2lengthwise, then, using the backof the knife, scrape the vanillaseeds from the pod and add tothe saucepan, along with the_ pod. Bring the mixture to a boiland cook for four or five minutes,until the sugar is dissolved andthe mixture thickens. Removefrom the heat and allow to cool.Put the lemon juice into a gallonjug or pitcher. Pour the sugarsyrup through a strainer into thepitcher and discard the pod.Add water to equal one gallonand stir well.Serve over ice with lemon wheelsor wedges.Pink Sunrise Cocktails2 shots Campari liqueur1 quart red grapefruit juice1 bottle dry ChampagneAdd half a shot of Campari toa champagne flute. Add a fewounces red grapefruit juiceto the glass then fill the glasswith Champagne to.the rim andserve.Please drink responsibly.{ Campus Scene }TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2007Page A4Debunking the myths of SateRideClearing fact fromfictionYAZID FINNSTAFF WRITERWhen adventuring aroundGreenville, whether it may be fora standard night of clubbing andparties, or simply to visit friends,safety is often a factor in gettingto and from a destination.Even walking across-campusmay sometimes feel like a burdenin the wee hours of the morningwhen students are often spammedwith ECU Alerts on a daily basisof armed robberies and assaults.Luckily, an alternative means ofgetting from point A to B is offerednot only on campus, but through-out the city of Greenville as well.One such program offered is noneother than SafeRide.SafeRide is a system offeredby the university as an alterna-tive means of transportation foreveryone attending ECU with avalid OneCard. SafeRide vans aredeployed every day of the week,Contributed imagefrom 7 " 10 p.m. on Mondaysthrough Wednesdays. They thenservice Thursdays through Sat-urdays from 9 p.m. " 3 a.m. andSundays from 9 p.m. " 1 a.m.The drivers of the SafeRidevans are paid students, who mustapply for the position like any job.They are each trained in dispatch-ing and answering calls, as wellas driving. There are two vans,one supporting twelve people;the other vehicle has capacity forfifteen. The drivers will bringstudents just about anywhere inGreenville, within reason.Views are mixed on the serviceSafeRide provides, as it seems tocome down to a love-hate relation-ship, either enjoying their SafeRideexperience or cursing it. -Sara Parham, sophomore ele-Photo by Deatrice LockhartSafeRide provides transportation to students in a secure, effective manner. The two vans transport between 12 " 15 students.mentary education major, used tofrequent SafeRide, but was turnedoff by, some of the nights SafeRideexperienced heavy traffic.oTTve found theyTre reallybad about coming. If you're in anuncomfortable spot off campus,you might have to be there a lotlonger than you'd hope to be,? saidParham.Another view of the SafeRidesystem students reported wasthat gender and group size haveoccasionally played a large rolewhen contacting SafeRide. Sev-eral believe females have a higherchance for faster response timesover males. Others note the obvi-ous priority of smaller groups overlarger mixed gender groups.oITve used SafeRide twice sofar. They always asked who I waswith and they always check ourOneCards,? said Marley Poston,freshman hospitality major.oThey took forever when I waswith a group of guys the first timeI called. The second time I was ina group of female friends from mydorm. They arrived much faster[that occasion].?Sitting down with CampusSafety's Annette Parker and Ser-geant A. M. Perry cleared up somequestions that plague the minds ofmany students.Everything about SafeRide isdocumented, from the incomingcalls to the students being trans-ported, to the times students aredropped off. The documentationhelps create an outline to measurethe traffic from night to night, andkeep records in case of any inci-dents SafeRide may experience.The incoming calls forSafeRide are answered on a firstcome, first served basis and theclosest van to the callerTs locationis directed to pick the students up.The callers are given an estimatedwait time, but waiting occurs onboth ends, as sometimes the Saf-eRide vans are forced to wait onthe students not arriving to theirpick up point.oThe only way a van goes outof service is if there is vomit in thevehicle... our drivers are goingconstantly, with sometimes backto back calls. ItTs not like they cantake personal breaks,? said Perry.oAs long as we have gas in the tankand tires on those vans, they'll beout there to transport you. Thedrivers are like you, just not outthere partying, but making sureyour quality of life is a little betterfrom night to night.?To contact SafeRide for moreinformation on their services,please call ECU-RIDE (328-7433). OneCards must be on handin order to use the SafeRide systemand students are allowed to bringa single guest, but the guest musthave a valid form of ID.This writer can be contacted atpulse@theeastcarolinian.com.Let the ancient gladiator games beginStudents show theirstrength as pirategladiatorsLAURA HUHN' STAFF WRITERWho doesnTt like the idea ofembodying the figures renownedfor their strength and power?That is exactly the idea behind theupcoming Pirate Gladiators event,which is being hosted by CampusRecreation and Wellness. Nowseemingly ordinary ECU studentshave a chance of showing off theirbrute strength to their fellow,captivated students.The first annual Pirate Gladi-ators will be held today begin-ning at 6 p.m. at the StudentRecreation Center. The teams ofgladiators will compete in fourevents, including Pirate Ball, Joust,Touchdown and Tug-O-War. Thehighest scoring teams will thenmove on to the final event, Gaunt-let, to determine who really isthe greatest competitor.Rachel Moser, a junior recre-ation management major and stu-dent employee of the SRC, spokeof the excitement surroundingthis event.oThis is a really interestingand new event. We're really excitedbecause we now have over 30teams, and even more late registra-tion is coming in,? said Moser.Photo by Zach Sirkinsisi oOStudents will battle it out tonight at the Student Recreation Center during the Pirate Gladiators event at 6 p.m.The student participants arenot the only ones getting into thegladiator spirit. The SRC studentemployees, who will be doublingas true gladiators on Wednesdaynight, are ready to take on theirimportant roles.oAll of the student employeegladiators are really excited.They've been réally getting intoputting all of their costumestogether,? Moser said.Campus Recreation and Well-ness is always trying to find newand imaginative ways of getting thestudent body involved in healthy,fitness-related activities. The goalis to plan events that will grab theattention of the students who arenot already SRC regulars, and toshow them what all it has to offer.Kathryn Hunt, associate direc-tor for Wellness Education Pro-motion, spoke about CRWTs goalin putting on this event.oWe were trying to find anevent that could combine fitnessand intramurals, and somethingthat could be fun but still physical.We are always looking for a wayMerchandising studentsAIMO organizationprofileJENNY AYERSSTAFF WRITERApparel and Interiors Mer-chandising Organization is a stu-dent organization geared towardapparel and interior merchandis-ing majors at ECU. The organiza-AIMO Executive Committee pose during the Third Annual Fashion Show.tion provides the opportunity forits members to gain experience intheir field of interest outside of theschool setting.Members of AIMO have thechance to learn even more abouttheir future careers in merchan-dising through conferences withmerchandising professionals, ser-vice activities and trips that focuson experience in the field. Not onlydo they hold fundraising events tobenefit their trips, but they alsovolunteer their time and money toother organizations as well.oOur basic concept is to getstudents together to learn moreabout careers in merchandis-ing. There are so many differentavenues involved that students ofany major can appreciate and enjoyAIMO,? said AIMO. presidentRebecca Andrews.AIMO sponsored a Dinner DateAuction in which all proceeds wentto the Family Violence Program.Every spring the members donatetheir evening gowns for a Cinder-ella Store that is hosted at a localThigh school where students canpurchase dresses for next to noth-ing. The school redeems any and allproceeds made from the dress sales.The members of AIMO also volun-teer their services for organizationssuch as the humane society byparticipating in events like DoggyDays on ECUTs campus.To sponsor their own tripsand outings, they hold eventssuch as this past January's fash-ion show, Battle of the Boutiques.Dulcinea, Icon, Moxie and Pinkto get students involved in a newway,? Hunt said.Entering college can oftenhave dire results on a studentTshealthy lifestyle. Schedules arebusy, bank accounts are limited,the cheap food is questionable andtime is often spent doing anythingother than focusing on healthyand active means of enjoyment.CRW knows this, and hopes thatby planning events such as PirateGladiators, an active way of lifewill be even easier to come by.oOur interest is in getting stu-dents, faculty and staff involved inhealthy lifestyle, and to give themthe knowledge to live healthierlifestyles,? said Hunt.The students and staff involvedwith CRW have an even biggergoal in mind besides reachingECUTs students. They hope tobring the fun and excitement of thecampus activities to the commu-nity. Every year, they plan eventsthat are focused on Pitt Countyresidents, especially families.oOn March 21, we will be hold-ing the Youth and Family Fun Day.The event will be free for youth,and will be an exciting event forfamilies to participate in,? Mosersaid. oWe are always trying toreach the community, which iswhat I love so much about it.?Other upcoming events includea softball hitting challenge onMarch 21, an open house for thegrand opening of the new WellnessCenter on March 28 and a bench-press competition on April 11.Registration for Pirate Gladi-ators will be held again at 5:30this afternoon, so itTs not too lateto get a spot in this exciting newchallenge: The event will then beheld at 6 p.m. in the SRC.oWe love to have spectatorsas well as participants,? Huntsaid. oItTll be exciting, and areally fun time!?This writer can be contacted atet EEA com.gain experienceall donated clothes for the show,enabling the organization toraise over a thousand dollarsfor their activities.One way the organizationallows its members to achievefirst-hand experience in theirfield is with the opportunity towork at AmericaTs Mart, a tradeshow in Atlanta. Here they helpget clothing organized for displayand do whatever other behind thescenes work that is needed. Thisprovides an excellent and rare opportunity for AIMO membersto get a hands-on look at apparelmerchandising.oAIMO offers good expe-rience for those students whointend to enter into the mer-chandising industry. Studentsgain useful contacts that will beinvaluable in their future careers,?Andrews said.This Thursday, the organiza-tion is heading to New York City,where they will tour the offices ofShapes magazine, Nicole MillerTsfashion line and MacyTs where theywill shadow a personal shopper.Volunteer chair, Jenna Jordan,says that, on these trips, they otryto get something in each differ-ent field of fashion to really seewhat itTs like.?If you're interested in fashion,interiors and merchandising, thenyou should look into joining theorganization. Jordan reiteratestheir goal of providing beneficialexperience to all the members.oWe mainly focus on theapparel aspect, but we try to dowhat the members desire. Rightnow we're talking about goingto the furniture market in HighPoint,? said Jordan.Apparel merchandising andinterior merchandising majorTsalike benefit from the experiencesoffered by the organization.AIMO meets at 5 p.m. inRivers 208 to discuss future trips,events and other beneficial oppor-tunities for their members. Formore information about AIMO,please contact the Department ofInterior Design and Merchandis-ing at 328-6929.This writer can be contacted atpulse@theeastcarolinian.com.

Wins in a row for the ECUwomenTs basketball team toend the regular season; ECUearned the No. 3 seed and afirst-round bye in the upcom-ing C-USA tournament; thePirates went 11-5 in confer-ence play, the best C-USA |mark in the programTs history;This is also the first time inECU history that a basketballteam (men or women) has re-ceived a first-round bye in theC-USA tournament; SharonBaldwin-TenerTs squad willplay the winner of the SMU-UCF game Friday at 8:30 p.m.in a quarterfinal match up;SundayTs C-USA champion-ship game will be televisedby ESPN2 at 4:30 p.m.; thewinner of the C-USA cham-pionship game will receive anautomatic berth in the NCAAtournament; The Pirateshaven't been to the NCAAtournament since the 1981-1982 season and have alsonever received a bid to the NITInvitationalThree-pointers for seniorCourtney Captain in Satur-dayTs 79-78 win over UTEP,giving the menTs basketballteam its first C-USA victoryof the season; Captain startedhot and ended strong as hehit four of his three-pointersin the first five minutes of thegame, and nailed a game-win-ning trey with 8.3 seconds togive ECU the victory; Captainscored a total of 29 points inhis senior night, going 6-11from the three-point line and5-5 from the free throw linein 34 minutes; Captain set aschool record for career three-pointers made by a two-yearplayer with 104eeGames for the ECU footballteam in the month of Septem-ber; The Pirates will kickoffthe 2007 season in Blacksburg,Va. on Sep. 1 as they play theVirginia Tech Hokies, and willfinish the month on Sep. 29 asthey play at defending C-USAchampion Houston; ECU willalso host Butch DavisT NorthCarolina squad on Sep. 8 andconference-rival SouthernMiss on Sep. 15; ECU will playbackyard rival West Virginiaon Sep. 22Knee surgeries for menTsbasketball player Jeremy In-gram in the past four years;Ingram informed the mediaafter Saturday's emotionalwin that he will not returnfor his senior season becausehe doesnTt think his kneeswill allow him to go throughanother full college basketballseason; Ingram was a standoutat Kingston High School andspent his freshman season atWake Forest before transfer-ring to ECU in Nov. of 2004;Ingram scored two points ineight minutes in his final gamein Minges ColiseumfaSs|Wins for the ECU baseballteam in the inaugural ECUInvitational this past weekend;The Pirates defeated St. Johns,Washington and Duke, out-scoring their three opponents22-8; ECU was led offensively-by Sophomores Drew Schieber,Stephen Batts and BrandonHenderson; the trio of sopho-mores accounted for 56 percentof the Pirates RBIs over theweekendWins for the N.C. State foot-ball team in the last sevengames against ECU; TheWolfpack has an overall ad-vantage of 14-10 in the rivalrythat dates back to 1970, but thePirates have gone 5-2 againstthe Wolfpack since 1987; N.C.State will make only its secondtrip to Greenville on Oct. 20;the only other time the gamehas been played in Greenvillewas in 1999, the Pirates wonthat game 23-6 in front ofa Dowdy-Ficklen record of50,092 fans; ECU also wonlast yearTs meeting 21-16 inCarter-Finley Stadiumoto by Levinia Tyrrell:SoeIngram dunks one final time.And the sad loss oflocal favorite IngramBENJAMIN LLOYDSENIOR WRITERAn emotional night for lonesenior Courtney Captain wascapped off with a win againstUTEP. Captain, with just 8.3 sec-onds left, rolled off a pick fromguard Brandon Evans and sunk athree-pointer to put the Pirates upby one point, 79-78 to win the game.The victory broke a 13-gamelosing streak for the Pirates, andimproved their record to 6-21 over-all and 1-13 in Conference USA.The UTEP Miners are now 14-14overall, and 6-8 in C-USA play.In his last home game ever,Captain set a milestone Saturdaynight at Minges Coliseum by hittingsix treys and achieving the mostthree-pointers in school historyfor a two-year player (104). Juniorguard Darrell Jenkins also madehis mark, setting the single-seasonassist record (152) after posting nineagainst UTEP.Captain was pleased with hisfinal performance in front of anECU home crowd.oT want to thank the crowd, Thecrowd has been helping us the wholeyear and tonight we had good atten-dance,? said Captain. oWe knewthat we had to come out and playreal hard and emotions were big. Isaw it on coach StokesT face at thebeginning but I didnTt want to cry.I wanted to cry at the end and it wasa good cry. ITm just happy we won. Iwent out on a good note.?ol want to say thatmy first basket was adunk, and the last onehere at Minges being adunk has itTs own specialsignificance.?JEREMY INGRAMJUNIOR GUA RDECU started the game off hotby hitting five three-pointers inthe first five minutes of play, fourof which came at the hands ofCourtney Captain. Captain went6-11 from behind the arc and 9-16 from the floor on the night,knocking down all of his free throws.The Pirates held the lead for mostof the first halfon 56.3 percent shoot-ing from the floor. ECU got a big liftfrom beyond the arc (50 percent) andfrom the charity strip (85.7 percent).UTEP battled hard as guard StefonJackson put up 11 points in the firsthalf: The miners also had 11 assists,but could not match ECU who had13 assists and CaptainTs amazing 24points in the first half.oI think it was a great effort.They battled out there. They gotup, they got down and still tookthe opportunity to battle back. Itspeaks volumes of their character.They stick together, have faithin each other and believe in oneanother,? said ECU Head CoachRicky Stokes.Jenkins got the first points forECU in the second half on a longrange three-pointer to put the teamup by 12. On the ensuing driveUTEP guard Marvin Kilgore, aformer ECU player, drove the laneand was fouled by Jenkins. Kilgorewas quiet on the night, scoring onlypoint from the free throw line.Pirates forward John Fieldswas also having a quiet night untilmaking a stand out play with 18:08left in the second half: Fields receivedan inbound alley-oop from Jenkinsfor an authoritative slam: Fieldsfinished the night with 15 points, sixrebounds and two big time blocks.The Miners started a massivecomeback as they outscored thePirates 20-3 over a nine-minutestretch to pull within two, 63-61with 8:39 left to play. EventuallyUTEP took the lead by two with 29seconds left in the game. But Cap-{ECU's Inside Source}A fitting farewell for the CaptTUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2007PAGE A5tainTs last second heroics gave ECUtheir first C-USA win of the season.The Miners finished SaturdayTsgame hitting 23-55 from the floor,and had four players in doublefigures. Forward Dale Vanwrighthad 17 points, but only managedthree rebounds. Stefon Jacksonfinished with 24 points and eightrebounds, leading all players for thegame. Malik Alvin had 12 pointsand Maurice Thomas had 13 inthe Miners loss. In his final homegame Captain scored a career high29 points. Darrell Jenkins added16 points and nine assists whileBrandon Evans had six points on.a perfect night from the floor. Atthe end of the night what reallymattered was that the Pirates couldfinally celebrate a win.oWe executed better tonight.We made free throws andrebounded better than in previousgames. This group of guys willcontinue to get better,? Stokes said.On a night filled with so muchJoy, there was one sad note. Belovedjunior guard Jeremy Ingram will notreturn for his senior year as a Pirate.oJ just want to personally thankeveryone that has been here for mesince I transferred, but the biggestissue is my knee. Everyone knowsITve been under the knife a few timesand right now thereTs no doubt inmy mind that I cannot go anotherfull college basketball season,? saidIngram about his career at ECU.IngramTs biggest and onlyshowing of the night came duringthe first half when freshman JustinRamsey missed a jumper andIngram went soaring in from thefoul line for a put back slam dunk.oI want to say that my firstbasket was a dunk, and the lastone here at Minges being a dunkhas itTs own special significance,?Ingram said.The Pirates have only twogames left before the C-USA tour-nament, and hope to go on a win-ning streak to enter the tournamentin Memphis starting March 7.oFirst of all let me congratulateour. fans. It was so special to have5,500 fans tonight. I have beencoaching for about 20 years andthink our fans are just amazing,?Stokes said. oThey were a big partof our success tonight. It just warmsmy heart for our students to comeout and support us.? :This writer can be contacted atsports@theeastcarolinian.com.Photo by Levinia Tyrrelliig Ss : s. : *:Captain puts in the winner over the outstretched arms of a UTEP player.ain"aPirates pack offense in first sweep of the seasonECU wraps up serieswith big win over in-state rivalRONNIE WOODWARDASST. SPORTS EDITORThe ECU baseball team cameinto the inaugural ECU Invi-tational on a four-game losingstreak, but left the weekend witha streak more to its liking.By winning all three gamesthis past weekend, the Piratesimproved their record to 5-5. Inthe inaugural series ECU out-scored itTs opponents 22-8.oWe did the things we had todo to win,? said ECU Head CoachBilly Godwin after SundayTs 11-4 win over Duke. oItTs all aboutresults and this weekend we wereable to capitalize and I was realproud of our effort.?The offense came alive forthe first time all season as the. Pirates scored in seven consecu-tive innings, starting on Saturdayand finishing on Sunday. Theoffensive surge was highlightedby a five-run eighth inning onSaturday that gave the Piratesa pivotal win over the Washing-ton Huskies. ECU headed intothe bottom of the eighth down3-1, but the first eight batters ofthe inning reached base safely.Sophomore Stephen Batts hit adouble with the bases loaded thattied the game and Senior RyanTousley drove in the game-win-ning runs on a chopper over thefirst basemanTs head.oIt was definitely a big win,especially with the way we'vebeen playing,? said Tousley afterSaturdayTs 6-3 victory. oTo bedown 3-1 in the eighth and come-back like this is definitely a goodthing for this team and I think itcan really help us in the long run.?The PiratesT bats stayed hoton Sunday as they scored ten runsin the first five innings againstpreviously unbeaten Duke. DrewSchieber, who started the PiratesTeighth inning on Saturday withPhoto by Levinia TyrrellThe Pirates took an early lead over state rival Duke and never let up. ECU hit and ran all over the Devils Sunday.a pinch-hit single, went 3-for-4on Sunday, scoring two runs andstealing three bases. SophomoreBrandon Henderson smasheda two-run homer in the thirdinning and recorded three RBIson the day.oWe've been hitting ballshard, they just haven't been fall-ing. Today we really peppered thegaps and it felt good to finally bustout offensively,? said Henderson.The Pirates had a meetingafter WednesdayTs disappoint-ing 2-0 home loss to Camp-bell. Henderson said the focusof the team meeting was tostay confident, keep play-ing hard and put the early-season blunders behind them.oWe said we're going to startover; we're 3-0 already and we'refeeling good,? said Henderson,who leads the team in home runs.oEveryone is confident and we'reJust going out there and havingfun and playing hard.?ECU ended its four-gamelosing skid on Friday, as itdefeated St. JohnTs 5-1. JuniorT.J. Hose had his best outing: ofthe year after a 0-2 start to theseason. Hose picked up the winafter allowing only one run onfour hits in 6 1/3 innings pitched.Hose also struck out seven bat-ters in the game.oThat was a big win for meand for the team,? said Hose. oIwas just trying to go out thereand have command of all threeof my pitches and I think I did apretty good job of doing that.?Godwin said that Friday's winover St. JohnTs, who had a recordof 40-19 last season, was the mostcomplete game the Pirates hadplayed up to that point. Godwinpointed to the pitching depthas the reason for the completevictory.oIt was just an outstandingeffort on our playerTs behalf anda great win for us,? Godwinsaid after SaturdayTs win. oDaleMollenhauer was awesome outthere tonight and T.J. and thewhole pitching staff did a greatjob. For him [Hose] to come outand throw like this and get a winunder his belt is certainly goodfor his confidence and good forthe Pirates.?ECU will look to carry itsconfidence into next weekendTsannual Keith LeClair Classic.Pepperdine, N.C. State and West-ern Carolina will be in Greenvillefor the round-robin event. ECUTsschedule is highlighted by gameswith 17th ranked Pepperdine onFriday and a 3 p.m. Saturdayshowdown with itsbiggest rival,N.C. State.oIf you look at our schedule,every weekend we play is tough,?Godwin said. oWe'll have threegood days of preparation: thisweek and we have another tour-nament here this weekend withthree outstanding opponents.?This writér can be contacted atsports@theeastcarolinian.com.WEEKLY SOFTBALL AWARDSchieber played a_ pivotalpart in the Pirates three winsthis past weekend. On Saturday,Schieber led off the eighth inningwith a pinch-hit single thatsparked ECUTs 6-3 comebackvictory over Washington. ThePirates utility infielder then went3-for-4 on Sunday, scoring tworuns and stealing three bases.Overall, Schieber went 5-for-8 onthe weekend, scoring three runsand stealing four bases. Schiebernow leads the Pirates in battingaverage (.375), stolen bases (4),slugging percentage (.688) and isthird in on-base percentage (.412)oWhat a great job by DrewSchieber coming off the benchright there. | think he really ignitedthat inning and got somethinggoing for us.? " Head Coach BillyGodwin after SaturdayTs 6-3 win.

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