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YOUR INDEPENDENT
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TUESDAY MARCH 6, 2007
Chat with the Chancellor held in Hendrix Theater
Students express
concerns
KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER
The second annual Chat with the
Chancellor event was held in Hen-
drix Theater on March 1 at 5 p.m.
Omicron Delta Kappa, SGA and
the Student Union collaborated to
sponsor the event.
Timothy Darden, SGA congress
representative, opened the event
followed by Nick Genty, attorney
general of SGA, who introduced the
speakers and served as the moderator.
On the panel were Chancellor
Steve Ballard, Vice Chancellor of Stu-
dent Life Marilyn Sheerer and Pro-
vost an Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs James Smith, who answered
questions prepared both prior to
the event and from the audience.
The topics of the discus-
sion included funding for the
dental school, diversity, the plus/
minus grading scale, parking and
tuition increases.
Other issues discussed involve
the development of the next major
school or college at the university,
lighting in the mall, possibility ofa
smoke-free campus and prominent
speakers coming to the university.
Dental school
The first issue addressed at the
event was what kind of progress the
university was making in establish-
ing a dental school.
Efforts are being taken to bring
a dental school to the university, but
it is an expensive project to com-
plete, according to Ballard.
The dental school will cost $87
million in construction and then
National
Bill Fick educates
students
ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER
Last Wednesday, the ECU
Printmaking Guild and the School
of Art and Design hosted a pre-
sentation by nationally recognized
artist Bill Fick.
Fick, who is currently an Artist-
in-Residence at UNC Greensboro,
has exhibited internationally and
in most major cities across the U.S.
His artwork can be found in several
museums throughout the country,
including the Fogg Art Museum at
Harvard University and the New
York Public Library.
oBill Fick is a name that people
know,� said Charles Stephens,
president of the ECU Printmaking
Guild. oYou talk to people in the
art world and they know his work,
especially in printmaking. This
caliber of an artist is something
that we havenTt had at ECU for a
really long time, if ever.�
The presentation, which was
held in the Speight Auditorium,
gave students a chance to see FickTs
work and learn how he became a
successful artist.
Fick talked to students about his
influences and experiences, as well as
the importance of self-promotion.
He discussed the business side
Photo by Deatrice Lockheart
Contributed photo
James Smith, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, Chancellor Ballard and Vice Chancellor of Student Life Marilyn Sheerer chat with students.
additional money will be spent to
operate it, said Ballard.
Diversity
Ballard, Sheerer and Smith
addressed the progress the univer-
sity has made in the area of diversity.
oWhen I came to the university,
it was clear to me that the school
wasn't doing all it could in the area
of diversity,� Ballard said.
Ballard suggested that he
school isnTt. where it needs to be
on this issue, but he did men-
tion some steps that are being
taken to improve this situation.
Next year the Ledonia Wright
Cultural Center is moving to the
space between Joyner East and the
Mendenhall Student Center.
oThe new center is on schedule
for being relocated in the Spring of
2008,� Sheerer said.
Plus/Minus grading scale
The plus/minus grading scale
was another major issue discussed
by the panel of speakers and repre-
sentatives from the audience.
Mark Taggart and Wendy
Sharer, members of the faculty-
senate committee who are working
on this proposal, addressed questions
from the audience about the scale.
Taggart said that he plans to
meet with the executive officers of
ly recognized ar
of art and informed students about
new ways to market themselves
and their artwork.
oHaving him here is a great
opportunity,T Stephens said. oHe is
known as a master self-promoter
and it will help us all to learn from
someone who is actually making a
living off of art. He got his name
out there by promoting himself
and I think that will help any artist
in any media.�
While he was at ECU, Fick also
met with seniors and graduate stu-
dents to discuss portfolio development
and the benefits of networking.
oI thought it was definitely
helpful to have him speak to us,�
said Owen Beckmann, graduate
student in printmaking. oHe gave
us a lot of creative ways to pro-
mote our work and get it seen by
a larger, different audience.�
This month, the Printmaking
Guild will also take on the huge
task of publishing an original,
large-scale Fick print.
The students will use the print
shop in the Jenkins Fine Art Center
to publish 35 editions of FickTs oIll
tempered Zombie� linocut.
Printmaking professor Matt
tis
SGA to discuss how communication
can be improved between faculty
and students.
The reasons given by Sharer for
the scaleTs proposal includes provid-
ing a better reflection of grades and
rewards for those who continue to
succeed academically.
Parking
Ballard discussed parking in
relation to the growth of faculty and
students at the university.
oWe're increasing the faculty
over a seven-year period by 50
percent,� he said.
According to Ballard, only
a small amount of space is avail-
Nationally-known printmaker Bill Fick speaks to students in Speight Auditorium about the business side of art and effective mar eting.
Egan said that this is a very big
opportunity for ECU as well as the
students participating in the project. .
Egan said that by serving as
printers for an accomplished artist,
students would get to learn differ-
ent techniques and methods, which
will help them in the future.
oThe more things students are
exposed to the better,� said Egan.
oThere arenTt two print shops
in the country, or even the con-
tinent that are set up the same.
It gives students a chance to see
how different people do things and
it helps them to learn from some-
t speaks at ECU
able to build parking lots, and the
school canTt move north or east of
Fifth Street.
The idea of building parking
decks near campus to supplement the
problem of parking also was discussed.
In order for parking decks to
be built near campus, people would
have to use them all the time, or if
not, charge students a lot of money
to park there, according to Ballard.
Ballard added that the
bus system is a good alterna-
tive to building parking decks
or creating more parking lots.
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a
one so experienced.�
Fick will return to ECU in -
April to sign the editions produced
by the Printmaking Guild and give
a demonstration to undergraduate
students and printmaking majors.
oIt's pretty exciting to be a part
of something like this,� Beckmann
said. oFick does low-brow artwork
that really goes against the grain and
he became successful in the art world
with it. This is a great opportunity for
all of us to learn something.�
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.T
promote ECU.
Paint job welcomes everyone to Pirate Nation
Trestle near stadium
now shows school spirit
ALYCIA WENDT
STAFF WRITER
The ECU phrase oPaint it
Purple� has come true. The trestle
T near the football stadium on Charles
Boulevard was recently painted
with oEast Carolina University�
a
across it in the schoolTs spirited
color of purple, flanked by pirates.
This project was a joint effort
of the North Carolina Depart-
ment of Transportation, the city of
Greenville and ECU. The project
took two phases to complete.
The first phase was a base coat,
which the City, NCDOT and ECU
. funded together. The schoolTs share
of this joint payment was $33,082.
The graphics were paid for entirely
Yo
arolin
University
by ECU for a cost of $35,500.
oIt is another example of
the university and ¢ity working
together to create a positive image
for this community,� said Associate
Athletics Director Lee Workman.
The design process of the
painting did take some thought.
University Printing and Graph-
ics Director, Ann Weingartz, and
Director of Marketing for Busi-
ness Services, Leslie Craigle, were
on the trestle over Charles Boulevard. -
both asked to review several differ-
ent designs for the bridge.
Their task was to come up with
a simpler design that would work
around the metal girders on the
bridge. These girders stick up about
every four feet. Ifthe painting of theT
letters were done on a girder, the
image would have been distorted.
The graphics painted on the
bridge are part of ECUTs Centen-
nial celebration and they help to
oThe timing to have the overpass
work completed for the start of the
university's centennial celebration is a
credit to all those involved with this
project,� Workman said.
The bridge is owned by the
railroad but with the assistance
from NCDOT, permission was
granted for it to be painted on. The
Saffo Contractors from Fayette-
ville, N.C. did the painting job.
Before the bridge was worked
on, it consisted of graffiti, chipped
paint and rust.
oDriving under the bridge
and seeing the new painting was
a big surprise, but it is definitely
a great way to welcome people to
Greenville and ECU,� said fresh-
man Kayla Cangelosi.
Charles Boulevard, the road
that the bridge hangs over, is
located right by a main entrance
to the ECU football stadium.
oThis project was part of a group
effort to enhance Charles Boule-
vard, one of the major entrances
into Greenville and ECU,� said
Associate Vice Chancellor for
Business Services Buck Scott.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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CORRECTIONS
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TODAYTS EVENTS
Tue
Advising begins for Summer
session and Fall 2007
Moscow Festival Ballet: Don
Quixote
For more information visit
ecu.edu/SRAPAS/
Wright Auditorium
Baseball
vs. NC A&T
Clark-LeClair Stadium
3 p.m.
- Softball
vs. Virginia
ECU Softball Field
6 p.m.
ECU TAG lecture: ThatTs
what I like about the South
Dennis Preston, University
Distinguished Professor of
English at Michigan State
University, will present: oThe
Cognitive Foundations of Lin-
guistic Attitudes and Beliefs:
ThatTs what | like about the
South.� This presentation
provides an overview of work
in folk linguistics and the so-
cial psychology of language.
Bate 1031
6 p.m.
Wheelchair Rugby
Student Recreation Center
Sports Forum
8-9 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Blood Drive
March 6 & 7
Sponsored by the American
Red Cross
Christenbury Gym
8 a.m. "2 p.m.
Application deadline
March 15 -
For those interested in
pursuing a Bachelor
of Science degree in
Rehabilitation Services,
applications can be obtained
online at ecu.edu/rehb/ or
from the Department of
Rehabilitation Studies, 4425
Health Sciences Building. If
you have questions regarding
the degree, please contact
Dr. Martha Chapin at 744-
6291.
CHANCELLOR
continued from Al
Tuition increases
The last topic extensively
discussed by the panel was tuition
increases.
Recently, schools were given
the option of having a campus-
' based tuition, which allows stu-
dents to vote whether or not they
wanted tuition to increase, accord-
ing to Ballard.
With the approval of the Board
of Trustees and the Board of
Governors, the SGA congress has
voted to increase tuition six out of
the last seven years.
oWe put 25 percent of tuition
into faculty salaries. If we didnTt
pay faculty they would go some-
where else and we would get a B
level faculty instead of an A level
faculty,� Ballard said.
oIf we didnTt vote for campus
based tuition and others did, our
quality would go down,� Smith said.
Other topics discussed
As far as developing a new col-
lege or school at the university, Bal-
lard said that faculty and student
inputis needed to make that decision.
Sheerer addressed the question
of what steps the university is taking
to increase lighting in the mall.
oWe have a student safety
committee now and we're looking
at everything from surveillance
cameras to safe parking and light-
ing,� Sheerer said.
Ballard also mentioned that
there are smoke-free areas on
campus and that the university
may move towards the direction
of a smoke-free campus.
Another question asked by the
audience was how the university is
going to bring more speakers that
are prominent to campus.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
{ Campus & Community }
TUESDAY MARCH 6, 2007
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SGA notes ECU dean accepts provost position at Morehead State University
Congress members
reintroduce past topics
KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER
° New sophomore class
president elected, Bradley Con-
gleton-former sophomore class
officer resigned and submitted
a statement about her reason for
resignation, that will be released
to the public at a later date.
° Young Graduate Pirate
Club Membership introduced
by Seth Horton, Student Pirate
Club President, allows récent
graduates to apply to the club and
receive discounted season tickets
to football and basketball games,
subscription to PiratesT Chest, and
invitations to Pirate Club meet-
ings, socials, golf tournaments
and tailgate parties.
e Student Pirate Club
Senior Send Off Party introduced
by Horton, party for all graduat-
ing Pirate Club members at the
Harvey Hall Banquet Room in
the Murphy Center on March 27
from 6 - 9 p.m.
e Wendy Creasey, Infor-
mation Technology Manager,
- introduced that Windows Live
Update will be the e-mail system
for graduates of ECU, informa-
tion will be forwarded from your
ecu.edu account to alumni.ecu.
edu and will go through a pilot
stage for Spring 2007 graduates.
° Jon Massachi, speaker of
the congress, informed the con-
gress on the state of the proposal
for a grade appeals process, a few
minor changes must be made.
e Congress voted in favor
of the resolution to reject the
plus/minus grading scale-final
decision will rest with Steve Bal-
_ lard, chancellor.
e Executive branch met
with the Mark Taggart and
Wendy Sharer of the faculty senate
committee to discuss increasing
communication between students
and faculty.
e Congress representa-
tives for the faculty senate com-
mittee are now required to submit
reports of the issues discussed in
the meetings-issue arouse after
congress felt uninformed about
the plus/minus grading scale
change.
e Congress members were
encouraged to.come to the next
faculty senate meeting on March
20 at 2:10 p.m. in the Great
Rooms of Mendenhall Student
Center.
° M. Cole Jones, SGA
president, announced the elec-
tions for the faculty senate on
March 24.
. @ Jones announces the
General Assembly meeting held
on March 8 in Wright Auditorium.
° A presentation will
follow the General Assembly
omeeting on March 8 in front of
the fountain area.
° The Board of Governors
will visit ECU on March 15 in
Mendénhall and March 16 in 1120
of the Health Sciences Building.
e Board of Trustees will
have a meeting on April 19 and 20.
To find out more about these
events, resolutions and meet-
ings, contact SGA at 328-4742
or visit the SGA Web site at ecu.
edu/sga.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Interim dean
announced
ELIZABETH LAUTEN
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Karla Hughes, dean of ECUTs
College of Human Ecology, has
accepted an offer to become pro-
vost and vice president of academic
_affairs of Morehead State University
in Kentucky effective July 16.
MSU President Wayne D.
Andrews announced Feb. 27 that
he is asking the Board of Regents
to approve HughesT appoint-
ment at their March 8 meeting.
Hughes is othe right person at the
right time� for the position, said
Dr. Andrews in a news release on
MSU's Web site. oDr. Hughes has
established a strong reputation as
an academic leader of vision, energy
and integrity.� Andrews continued,
oI am confident she can help our
faculty take us to even greater
heights as a top tier public regional
university.�
When Hughes arrived at ECU
in 2000, there was no College of
Human Ecology. The college was
created July 1, 2003, when the
School of Human Environmental
Sciences and the Carolyn Freeze
Baynes School of Social Work and
Criminal Justice Studies merged. At
the time of the merge, Hughes had
been named interim dean of the of
Social Work and Criminal Justice
Studies and remained Dean of the
School of Human Environmental
Sciences during the creation of
the College of Human Ecology
Hughes was dean of the college
when it created the worldTs first
Ph.D. program in Medical Family
Therapy in 2005. She also helped
create the cityTs Intergenerational
Center, a project that hopes to
help revitalize west Greenville.
In addition, Hughes has helped
secure over one million dollars for
a range of programs at ECU from
2001-2006. She has had more than
30 other grants funded throughout
her career, including the USDA
Grant that supports Leadership
through Service Program from
students at ECU, NC A&T, the
University of Maryland-Eastern
Shore and Pitt Community College.
oI am going to MSU because
it is a professional opportunity for
me that fits with my education and
experience. Like ECU, MSU is an
_outstanding institution that under-
stands its importance to the region
and the state while being committed
to a quality educational experience
for students,� said Hughes.
oAs we sometimes say, East
Carolina's loss is Morehead State's
gain,� said James LeRoy Smith,
provost and vice president for aca-
demic affairs. oIt should come as no
surprise that a well-respected uni-
versity like Morehead State would
find a proven and innovative leader
like Karla Hughes to be a very
attractive candidate for provost.�
Hughes will finish out the semester
here at ECU, before making her
transition to MSU. The univer-
sity does. not know who will be
her successor at this point, but it
will oconduct a national search to
find a replacement in the future.
However, no timeline has been set
at this point,� said John Durham,
ECU Chief Public Affairs Officer.
Current associate dean for research
and graduate studies of the College
of Human Ecology, and professor
for the past 25 years, Dr. Margie
Gallagher will serve as the interim
dean until a replacement has been
found for Hughes, as of July 15. Gal-
lagher previously held the position
of dean, while Hughes was an ACE
Fellow in 2005 and 2006.
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news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Hating hate
Chimes.
American Family Association
commits crimes against logic
BRIDGET TODD
OPINION WRITER
On Feb. 13, 72-year-old Andrew Anthos was
riding a bus back to his apartment in Detroit, Michi-
gan. A male passenger asked him if he was gay and
when Anthos exited the bus, the passenger followed
him. The male passenger began to strike Anthos with
a metal pipe leaving him bleeding on the sidewalk.
Anthos died 10 days later.
Michigan state police have no leads in this case.
The man who murdered a senior citizen is still out
there, free. Under current hate crime statutes, federal
law enforcement has no jurisdiction to help in this
case, even if state officials request their assistance. _
Right now, the federal government can only assist $
in the investigation if the crime is motivated by race,
religion or national origin.
No matter how you feel about homosexuality,
I think we can all agree that being gay is risky.
Remember Brandon Teena? The person who was
born female and lived as a male until two men dis-
covered his gender and raped and murdered him?
Remember Matthew Shepard? The one who was tied
to a fence, pistol-whipped and left to die in the freez-
ing night? People kill homosexuals for the mere fact
that they're gay. The Human Rights Campaign Web
site writes that oAccording to 2004 FBI statistics,
hate crimes based on sexual orientation constituted
the third highest category reported and made up 15.5
percent of all reported hate crimes.� Only race and
religion based crimes are more prevalent than crimes
motivated by sexual orientation. So it seems logical
that crimes motivated by sexual orientation would
get federal backing, especially when state officials
have no.leads. ThatTs why people are working for the
approval of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime
Prevention Act (HR.254), which would allow federal
assistance in such crimes.
Apparently, logic isnTt something the American
Family Association has a firm hold of. In an e-mail
the organization sent to their membership, they
claimed that if a comprehensive hate crime bill was
formed: opolygamy would be legalized,� oemployees
would be forced to hire homosexuals,� ogay adoption
would be legalized in every state� and that opreachers
would be arrested for preaching that homosexuality
is a sin.� ITm really not sure how they think that pass-
ing a legislation that allows the federal government
to help in crimes motivated by sexual orientation
would lead the aforementioned things, unless the
federal agents who work on the cases are so moved
that they decide to be gay and adopt a baby.
If those claims make you angry, I recommend
taking action. Contact your representatives and urge
them to become an original cosponsor of the Local
Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act. In
Greenville, representatives are G.K. Butterfield (D-
N.C. ist) and Walter Jones Jr. (R- N.C. 3rd). Maybe
by taking action we can bring our laws into the
21st century and help bring the man who murdered
Andrew Anthos to justice.
Your vote
does matter
Make a difference in the next election
JASON PATTY
OPINION WRITER
The United StatesT Presidential election has
vast implications in your day-to-day life. As college
students, we are the decision making future in this
country. In just a short time, we will all be part of the
oreal world,� facing house payments, our childrenTs
educations, security for ourselves and our families
from threats both domestic and foreign, gas to get
ourselves to and from our jobs, and the challenges of
those very jobs. It is imperative that we begin now
to shape this country into what we want it to be.
Many college students feel distanced from the
entire political process, believing that whatevér hap-
pens, their lives will not be affected. The President
of the United States makes a difference in our lives
every day, be it for better or worse. With Supreme
Court nominations, other appointments and policy
and agenda decisions, the next decade or so of our
lives will be heavily influenced by next yearTs election.
Many students feel that their vote does not
matter; yet elections are decided every year
by the smallest of percentages. Your vote does
matter. When students see others involved,
they begin to get involved themselves, if for no
other reason than to ogo cancel that guyTs vote.�
Obviously, the most important part of voting
is being informed. As the time draws closer for the
primary elections and next year before the final
elections, there will be hundreds of different opin-
ions (including mine) on who to vote for and why.
Ultimately, however, you will have to decide what you
think is best for this country. What do you value? ©
How do you feel about foreign and domestic policy?
How do you think social welfare programs should be
handled? What role do you think that the govern-
ment should have in the economy? How do you really
feel about taxes and where that money is spent? Find
a candidate that you believe will do a good job run-
ning this country and support him. Tell other people
who you are supporting and why. Have valid reasons
for your support. A democracy cannot survive with
apathetic citizens. We have the distinct privilege of
being an integral part of our society's government.
This is something that most of mankind has not had.
Remember that if you do not do your part and vote,
. other people will make the decision without you and
you will have no right to complain about the outcome.
I am sure that I will do my best to convince
oyou of what I believe as election time grows closer.
Whether I am successful or not, hopefully you
will think about what you want to see in our coun-
try and make an educated decision about which
candidate can make that happen. Now go vote.
{ An outlet for expression }
TUESDAY MARCH 6, 2007
RANT OF THE DAY
| wish the ALE would leave Greenville
alone so we can enjoy being young and
out of control.
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| find it so sad when people are actively
_ seeking a boyfriend/girlfriend. How
must that make your partner feel to
know that theyTre there to fill a quota?
| caught my boyfriend... well, ex-
boyfriend cheating and he fussed
me out...
Is it a sailor? Is it a football player? Is
it a 300 pound man? No, itTs just my
female roommate burping!
| miss you!
You keep saying that you're tired of the
games. | really think you mean you're
tired of playing games with me. | try to
call you and spend time with you. ITm
tired of dealing with you all together.
Dear night bus driver"I donTt
understand why you couldn't just
let me get on the bus. You were
going to the school anyway, and itTs
not like you didnTt have the room.
ItTs because |Tm black, isnTt it?
For some reason | believe | am a
procrastinator.
| hate it when | see a chunky girls in
straight leg jeans or in leggings. Some
things are just meant for the skinny
girls. And as a soon-to-be ex-chunky
girl | can say that.
Today at the mall, | saw a 7-
year-old girl carrying a Victoria's
Secret bag. | donTt know why she
would find the need to shop there.
Ew. You look like a clown. Learn how
to wear make-up please.
My boyfriend can be a really
condescending jerk. Why do | stay
with him?
| thought | knew my best friend but
then she went and broke me and my
boyfriend up.
| love my southern accent.
| just met one of my friendTs teachers
downtown. | love ECU!
Is it narcissistic to think that all your
away messages are about me?
If my neighbor slams her door one
more time ITm going to throw my
freaking bunny slipper at her.
If homosexuality is a disease, lets all
callin queer to work. Hello, CanTt work
today, still queer.
| wish | could have told you | wanted to
marry you before you dumped me for
someone else so then maybe you would
understand why this is so hard for me.
luse hand sanitizer very often because
| love the way it smells.
For the guy whose girlfriend faked it for
two years, it sucks to be you... But donTt
worry; my roommate just admitted
today to doing the same thing!
Why is it so hard to find a nice house
in Greenville?
300 is going to be awesome. To
anyone who thinks otherwise: | will
fight you.
.l don't cry anymore. | drink. That is the
definition of a man.
I'm terrified that ITm never going to see
you again once you graduate... please
stay in Greenville.
| want a nap!
If | were President, | would bring back
oRockoTs Modern Life.� That show was
awesome.
Thank you to the guy in my Criminal
Justice class who proved to me that not
all guys are the same. Thank you for
actually considering my feelings.
People complain too much.
Text messaging sucks. You canTt
ignore it and if you donTt respond,
people get pissed.
My boyfriend farted in my ear. Is that
enough to break up with him?
Is anyone else excited that we now
have a TrippTs in Greenville?
ECU personals group on Facebook...
Why didnTt we think of this before?
They need to hurry up on that new
mall. :
Sometimes, | wish | could just pop
you in your face when you fell us all
what to do. Maybe then you would be
straight enough to attract a guy and
leave us alone!
I chins dial a lot, and my friends love
it!
|don'tdo anything for myself. Everything
| do is to please my parents.
ITm totally Switzerland.
Well it sure didnTt break my heart
any when you said you didnTt want to
date me!
Jack Bauer is Chuck Norris with a
different name.
| donTt know if this means ITm cheating
on him or not.
| think | met the love of my life in art
class.
Honey, thanks for climbing in through
my window, we were locked out.
ECU dining rocks... the food at other
schools is so nasty compared to
ours.
| would like new friends... mine pretty
much suck.
| love my gorgeous boyfriend.
_ | hope | pass Chemistry...
So, | definitely sit around the apartment
wearing my purple gown. ItTs a pretty
pimp robe.
To the person who wished karma
would drop a ton of cinderblocks
rather than bricks on someone"is
there really a difference after a ton
- falls on you?
The boy at West End is gorgeous.
Please eat there more often and
around 5:30 p.m. Thanks.
lam a nice, attractive, single guy with
only one problem. Girls scare the hell
out of me.
Why do you only act like you want me
when | have another guy in my life?
Stop taking advantage of my feelings!
The real world scares me... a lot.
| think that | have Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder, but my laziness
cancels it out.
Who is ready for the girls around
campus to pull out their short skirts
and shorts... | am!
| consider myself an attractive guy... so
why donTt girls talk to me?
Please stop coming to me with all your
drama... | really donTt care!
Paris Hilton is 27 and still calling people
oFire Crotch.� Does anyone else think
this is pathetic?
Do you seriously know how bad the
tanning bed is for you? You look orange
now, but in a few years you'll look like
a leathery old hag.
Hey ECU. Do not change the grading
policy. ;
I'm tired of the Middle East; they need
to get a clue and just chill. They have
been fighting since the beginning of
time, letTs get a clue.
First | saw you at basketball games,
and now | pass by you every few
days. You're so pretty that | wish | had
anything in common with you so | could
strike up a conversation and maybe get
to know you. *Sigh.*
My friends are mean"they ignore me
all of the time and exclude me from
pretty much everything. | still continue
to hang out with them though and |
am starting to realize how stupid | am.
There are a lot of people on campus. |
could find better friends.
To the guy who paid for my lunch on
Tuesday in 360... thank you! You saved
my day.
Is itbad that! lied about being pregnant
just to get abortion money?
If you say | love you, you better mean
it because that is a sure-fire way to
break my heart.
| know we haven't been dating that
long, but! think ITm in love with you and
| have no idea how to tell you.
Why canTt all ex-girlfriends move to
Zimbabwe?
| hate it when | use a public bathroom
and the water splashes back up my
rear... Eeeewww!
| want there to be fat-free brownies, fat-
free pizza, fat-free pasta, fat-free...
If the green pants you are talking about
liking happen to be covered in the Polo
logo, then thank you. | like to keep
things exciting.
Why do my plants keep dying?
| wish this one girl would realize she
needs to break up with her dude for
me... she would be so much happier!
Is anyone else about to go to prison?
| love short skirts.
Pirate Rants and peanut M&MTs are
taking over my life.
| canTt believe some girl said ogirls with
booties like mine don't talk to boys with
faces like yours.� That was just cold.
We should have Spring Break when itTs
actually warm enough to be considered
Spring.
Need advice? Want answers? Just ask Jane.
Dear Jane,
Dear Concerned,
I am in a relationship with a wonderful man. I :
came to ECU in search of my self, a career and a com-
panionship that, until him, I had given up hopes for.
Everything is amazing; we practically live together _
and we understand each other without words. He
and I met at a stage in college when we liked to
party and have a good time, which was perfect at
the time because we could go out together. Now, I
am past that point. I like to drink a little on Friday
or Saturday nights, but the party scene is old. For
him, he likes to drink whenever his friends are and
he enjoys smoking weed on a constant basis. I have
expressed my feelings to him and he simply said, oI
do not plan on smoking after college, so let it be.� I
guess what I am writing to you for is maybe some
advice on being able to do that. I just wish he would
see that the dependency is there and that it scares me.
Thanks for your time,
A Concerned Girlfriend
Everything is not amazing if you have issues with
his smoking dope. So you may want to reconsider
whether or not everything is great. It sounds like
it will be hard for you to ignore it. ITm not going to
preach about the weed part. ITve known people that
could (and have) put it down and never looked back,
and I know people that canTt function without it in
the morning. How do you feel about that, either way?
If you're going to learn to live with it, the only
thing to do is look the other way and hope for the
best. However, I would strongly advise you to
reevaluate this entire relationship. ITd bet that a great
number of people donTt just stop cold just because
college is over, and if you want to build a future with
someone partaking in an illegal activity, you risk
him being fired due to unexpected drug screenings,
etc. Think about it.
Sincerely,
Jane
Time to show the
Pirates some love
ECU womenTs basketball team
deserves recognition
GREG KATSKI
SPORTS EDITOR
While the ECU menTs basketball team has been
slaving through another year of disappointment and
ineffectiveness, the Lady Pirates are enjoying their
most successful season in 25 years.
After beating Rice in an impressive showing in
the Conference USA WomenTs Basketball Champi-
onship, ECU will be odancing� for the first time
since 1982. The Lady Pirates also carry a 10 game
winning streak into the obig dance,� an ECU pro-
gram record mark.
This might seem like a big deal for a basketball
program that hasnTt sent a menTs or womenTs team
to the NCAA tournament since the early 1990s,
but excitement around campus has not been very
evident up to this point.
While in-state rivals like Duke, UNC and N.C.
State consistently play in front of sell-out crowds
at home, our Lady Pirates have gotten used to play-
ing in front of passive crowds barely clipping the
millennium mark.
It seems that while womenTs basketball is worthy
of attention in such regional leagues as the ACC,
SEC and. Big East, C-USA teams canTt pull fans
even if the players hand out tickets.
Now as far as the league goes, ECU actually
has a stronger following at home games than most
teams. When the Lady Pirates traveled to Bir-
mingham, Ala. to play conference rival UAB, the
teams played in front of an astounding 348 people,
according to the attendance check.
The two teams met for the third time this
season in the C-USA WomenTs Basketball Tourna-
ment, going head-to-head before 840 fans for the
chance to play in the C-USA Championship.
ThatTs a lot on the line for such a meager show-
ing of fans; especially for two young teams that
match up well and have battled down to the wire
in both previous matches this season.
_Although the Lady Pirates have received
more home crowd love than most teams in the
league, attendance for their home games pales in
comparison to the turnout for ECU-menTs basketball
home games.
In 13 home games this season, the ECU
womenTs basketball team has hosted an average
of 1,205 total students, alumni and fans. In stark
contrast, the menTs basketball team averaged a
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_respectable 4,533 fans in 14 home games.
While the ECU menTs basketball games are
filling up nearly half of Minges ColiseumTs friendly
confines, the Lady Pirates play in front of scarce,
unresponsive crowds.
The crowds at ECU womenTs basketball games
are more like Sunday afternoon family social gath-
erings than sweat soaked purple and gold displays
of pride.
Maybe thatTs the problem I have with the state
of ECU womenTs basketball. While some locals take
time out of their lives to catch the games, the Pirate
Club Student Section is always a shell of the beast
on display at menTs basketball games.
WhereTs the support for our fellow Pirates?
Even in the worst season in the history of the
program and during a program high 13 game losing
streak, students were still flocking to games in
droves. In the middle of the 13 game losing streak,
the Pirates lost to Southern Miss 80-42 at Minges
Coliseum.
A respectable 3,679 fans witnessed the worst
home loss for ECU since the coliseum opened its
doors in 1967.
To put this in perspective, the womenTs basket-
ball team has never played in front of this many
people.
With the Lady Pirates set to play in the NCAA
WomenTs Basketball Tournament after securing
an automatic birth with the programTs first ever
C-USA Championship, maybe itTs time to show a
. little more support. With electrifying sophomore
point guards Jasmine Young and LaCoya Terry
leading the way, it looks as if the Lady Pirates are
here to stay. ©
LetTs show this team that we're with them every
step of the way, as they look to leave their mark on
the NCAA tournament.
Sarah Bell
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Pulse
Horoscopes:
Aries
Let somebody else make the trip
and bring back whatever you
need. Even better, go together.
ThatTs more fun than going
alone. And more effective.
Taurus
Improve your skills and you'll
soon see an increase in your
income. ItTs not incoming yet,
thatTs true, but it will be. Keep
the faith.
Gemini
Search far and wide for
information; gather as muchT
as you can. The answer you're
seeking looks, at first, like it
doesnTt fit.
Cancer
Your work routine should be
pretty well established by now.
Set the wheels in motion, so
you can put your feet up and
supervise.
Leo
Take time to relax. Catch up on
the news with friends and family.
Remember that supportive
listening gains more information
than talking.
Virgo
Your workplace is humming.
Your money machine is cranking
out abundance. Turn it up to full
speed.
Libra
Your natural tendency is to flirt
with a very attractive person.
Doing it during business hours,
however, is dangerous. Keep
private things private.
Scorpio
Your intuitionTs pretty good,
especially now. You can find
the money or other valuables,
wherever theyTre hidden. Sniff
them out.
Sagittarius
You're charming, fascinating and
intellectually stimulating. You
donTt give a fig about working,
however. This is fine, if youTre
a professor of philosophy or
independently wealth. You really
should be both.
Capricorn
Your next assignment requires a
change in your attitude. Look ata
task you thought was disgusting
as an opportunity.
Aquarius
Travel conditions are good now,
and meetings will be productive.
Ideas suggested by the group will
inspire you to take action.
Pisces
Counting your money and paying
bills is a bit easier now. ThereTs
also a link between doing that
and gaining authority, which
leads to making more money.
Drink Recipe:
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1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, plus
sprigs for garnish
2 limes, cut into wedges, plus
more for garnish
2 cups crushed ice, plus more
for serving
1 cup Lime-Mint Syrup, recipe
follows
1 liter white rum
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
Club soda
Muddle the mint leaves and lime
wedges with two cups crushed
ice in the bottom of a large
pitcher. Add Lime-Mint Syrup,
rum, lime juice, and more ice.
Top off with club soda, to taste.
Pour into glasses over ice and
serve. Garnish each glass with
a lime wedge and mint sprigs,
if desired.
Lime-Mint Syrup:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 limes, zested
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
Bring the sugar and water to a
boil ina medium saucepan and
cook until the sugar is completely
dissolved, about one minute.
Remove from the heat, stir in the
lime zest and mint, and let sit at
room temperature for 30 minutes
to infuse the syrup with the flavor
of lime and mint. Strain out the
mint and zest and refrigerate the
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TUESDAY MARCH 6, 2007
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Don Quixote comes to Greenville
Moscow Festival Ballet
to perform tonight
LIZ FULTON
SENIOR WRITER
Ballet may be perceived as
nothing but tutus and pirouettes,
but it also manages to beautifully
tell a story through dance.
Coming to Wright Auditorium
as part of the S. Rudolph Alexan-
der Performing Arts Series, the
Moscow Festival Ballet will per-
form Don Quixote tonight, at 7 p.m.
oIf you want to see an amaz-
ing company trained in the finest
Russian ballet tradition, hereTs
your chance,� said Michael Crane,
assistant dean in the College
of Fine Arts and Communica-
tion. oTo see a professionally
trained Russian company perform-
ing a work that doesnTt see the
stage frequently without taking
a road trip, who could ask for
anything more?�
In the fiery, seldom-toured
classical, production, the 60-
member Russian troupe will bring
to life the misadventures of the
charming, but deluded nobleman
Don Quixote. The plot centers on
the adventures of Don Quixote and
his squire, Sancho Panza, as they
follow the vision of Dulcinea, a lady
of true beauty and perfection.
A love triangle ensues when
Kitri, a girl in love with the poor
barber Basilio is attempted to
be married off to a nobleman
by her father. Quixote becomes
entranced by Kitri and envisions
her as Dulcinea.
The ballet becomes a dramatic
chase for Kitri with all three men
pursuing her. The romantic tale
of the oknight� of La Mancha was
originally brought to life in the
late 19th century by Marius Petipa,
who raised the standards of dance
technique and choreography in
Russia to new heights.
SGA prepares for Diversity
- out for the Craft Exhibit and the
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The S. Rudolph Alexander
While there have been sev-
eral revisions to the original
performance, it is the music of
original composer, Leon Minkus,
who lit the fire of creativity
for the choreographers.
The Moscow Festival Ballet
was founded in 1989 when Sergei
Radchenko, the legendary princi-
pal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet,
sought to realize his vision of
a company that. would bring
ing Arts Series pre
together the highest classical
elements of Bolshoi and Kirov
ballet companies in independent,
new dance corps.
Under his direction, the com-
pany continues to expand its
repertoire, commissioning new
works from within Russia and
abroad, as well as performing
classic works such as Giselle,
Paquita and Carmen.
oThe Moscow Ballet is a
SGA, in conjunction with other campus organizations, gathers to plan the events of Diversity Week.
Elevating cultural
awareness at ECU
YAZID FINN
STAFF WRITER
For the past few weeks, SGA
has been working on one of
the largest culturally diverse
events ECU has seen this year.
Gathering weekly in the Ledo-
nia Wright Cultural Center, rep-
resentatives from clubs and orga-
nizations of all backgrounds have
| cenit on produces
_ the community
ASHLEY WALKER
STAFF Week
_ Club, CMLA is.
mmunity involveme
CMLA nationally Wet its�
since teacher
come together, sharing thoughts
and opinions in planning this
yearTs Diversity Week.
Among the groups in atten-
dance were the Black Student
Union, B-Glad, SALSA and
the Asian Student Association.
Because of the scale of activities
planned for Diversity Week, every
organizationTs input is equally
valued in constructing all aspects
of the events. :
The results of their meetings
will be presented to students
throughout Diversity Week, which
will be held March 19-25. SGA
hopes that through their work,
students will take something with
them after each of the dayTs events
of the week, appropriately titled
oLeading Through Diversity.�
Residence Hall Association
President, Joseph Gill, was among
the representatives at these meet-
ings preparing for Diversity Week
and is looking forward to seeing
everyoneTs work pay off.
oECUTs Residence Hall Asso-
"ciation is very excited to help cel-
ebrate and enhance the universityTs
_ leaders while helping ©
Collegiate Middle Level
rganization
often overlooked by education
nowever the club can
e an essential tool 7
running a
tacos especially
st command
CMLA prides itself on providing
leadership opportunities for ECU
students interested in the club.
Those interested can immediately
become involved in one of the four
main club committees of finance,
recruitment, service or social.
Our club is preparing under-
graduates to make a difference
_for the youth through service
projects and leadership, said Kim
Rispress, president of CMLA.
When a student joins CMLA
at ECU, that student automati-
cally joins NCMSA, the North
Carolina Middle School Associa-
tion. NCMSA immediately gives
both undergraduates and North
Carolina Teachers access to a
statewide Web site filled with
articles and information about
effective teaching strategies in the
classroom and current research
on middle school education.
NCMSA holds conferences
periodically where both under-
graduates and teachers can inter-
act while listening to lectures _
on relevant educational topics.
This interaction between under-
graduates and teachers enables
students to scout out schools
and employers whom they might
desire to work for in the futur
sense, employers can
find eager young recruits to teach
_the youth of our society.
This organization is
_ just something that lasts only
throughout college, it also helps
to prepare ECU students with
knowledge and experience on
_how to become a better teacher
after graduation. _
CMLA is not limited to just
middle school education majors.
ts the performance of Don Quixote by the
recently formed, world class dance
company made up of RussiaTs
finest Ballet dancers,� said Megan
Gulla, senior dance performance
and costume design major. oIt is
a rare and wonderful opportunity
to see Don Quixote the way it
should be performed.�
Tickets can be purchased
at Central Ticket Office in
Mendenhall or at Wright Audi-
torium before the show. Students
diversity,� said Gill.
Each day throughout diversity
week will supply numerous events
and activities for students to either
observe or partake in. The events
are timed to allow even the busiest _
of students to attend something
that may interest them, at least
once a day.
Some of these events include
humorous performances, such as
a presentation of oOne Arab, One
Jew,� a clean, non-political act of
stand up comedy. Others will hold
a more serious message, such as
the Yom Hashoah Name Readings,
reciting all those who have passed
away in the holocaust.
Not all these events place
students on the sidelines, as two
separate parties will be thrown
both Friday and Saturday, invit-
ing everyone to an alternative
night out.
In addition, a contest with cash
prizes will take place March 22,
testing studentTs awareness of Just
how cultured they are. oWhat in
the World Do You Know?� will see
just how much contestants know
about the world around them,
using questions provided by clubs
and organizations collaborating
with SGA.
oI hope to see Native Ameri-
can art and crafts bring aware-
ness to our campus,� said Wayne
Sampson, junior communication
major and representative of East
Carolina Native American Asso-
ciation, oI want to see a good turn
MLA provides educational experiences
The BCTE, Business and Career
echnologies majors, or anyone
who expresses an interest in
_ teaching students around middle
school age are encouraged to join.
oOur ECU middle grades
ogram is nationally recog-
nized ai d we are proud to have
such an active CMLA here on
ampus,� said Assistant Professor
in the College of Education and
Department of Curriculum and
Instruction and CMLA advisor,
Dr. Johna Faulconer.
CMLA seeks to facilitate
i both social connections between
its memb
s and influence the
community through service proj-
ects. At the beginning and end
__ of each semester, the club holds
tailgating, back-to-school and
_exam socials.
- a past, MLA has
_ serve the middle school students
Special Olympics and working
ing will be held on Thursday,
can take advantage of rush ticket
sales, which allows tickets for $5
with a valid student ID.
Come enjoy the magic and
delight of a story that has been
told for centuries. Don Quixote
is sure to remind everyone of the
Joys of dreaming and seeing life
for its beauty.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolininan.com.
Week
fashion show as they will both be
depicting Native American tradi-
tional culture and regalia for ECU
students.�
The Multicultural Fashion
Show will be held March 24 from
4 " 6 p.m., with members of the
different organizations involved
as the models and showcasing tra-
ditional attire of their represented
backgrounds. However, this will
not be the only runway that will be
walked during the week, as a Drag
Show is also scheduled to be held
in the Pirate Underground.
From guest speakers such as
Maya Angelou and Hal Gurnee
coming to Greenville to diversity
workshops to answer questions of
students, SGA has outdone them-
selves in planning this yearTs events.
Full list of all participating and
supporting clubs and organiza-
tions of Diversity Week 2007: East
Carolina Native American Asso-
ciation, Sigma Omicron Epsilon,
African StudentsT Organization,
SALSA, RHA, LWCC Emissar-
ies, Black Student Union, Spanish
Club, Muslim StudentsT Asso-
ciation, Student Union " Cultural
Awareness, SGA Diversity, Hillel
and the ISC.
Any questions or comments
related towards Diversity Week
2007 can be directed to the sgadi-
versity@ecu.edu.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
adopted families in Pitt County to
help monetarily through the holi-
days. The club has also tutored
area middle school students.
oWe are a service-based orga-
nization that works together to
in Pitt and surrounding coun-
ties, Rispress said.
Future service projects in
the works are assisting with the
with students in the Building
Hope Community. _
ihe next CMLA meet-_
March 8 at 4 p.m. in Speight
313. Any questions about CMLA
can be directed to Rispress
at krro815@ecu.edu.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com. _
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Run for the ECU womenTs
basketball team to end the
C-USA championship game
against Rice on Sunday; ECU
was trailing 53-41 with 12
minutes, 17 seconds left in
the game, but guards Jasmine
Young and LaCoya Terry
led the Pirates to the 79-70
comeback victory; the Pirates
have now clinched a spot in
the WomenTs NCAA Tourna-
ment; the last time the ECU
womenTs basketball team went
to the NCAA Tournament was
in 1982
Points scored by LaCoya Terry
in the C-USA womenTs
tournament this past weekend;
Terry was named tournament
MVP after averaging 20
points per game in the
tournament; Terry's best
performance of her career
came in a thrilling 85-81
victory-over No. 2. seed UAB in
the semifinals; Terry scored a
career-high 30 points and went
10-11 from the free throw line
in the win over UAB; Terry
then tallied 12 points, eight
rebounds and had three assists
in the championship game;
Terry was also the only player
to play all 40 minutes in the
championship win over Rice on
Sunday
TERRY
oIt feels good. It has not really
hit me yet. I am still waiting
for it to hit me, but I still
know we have class coming up
and I am not going to be able
to celebrate too long.�
- C-USA Tournament MVP
LaCoya Terry on what it felt
like to win the championship,
according to the ECU Sports
Information Department
YOUNG
oT felt we. knew in our heart,
we worked to get where we
were and we just wanted to
finish with a win. We just had
to pull each other up.�
- C-USA All-Tournament
selection Jasmine Young,
according to the ECU Sports
Information Department
BALDWIN-TENER
oTo be honest, there were
times that I wondered if we
could get it done, but after
signing this sophomore class,
I knew we had a future and
could compete with the better
programs. ItTs been a really
tough time, but itTs been
worth it.�
- ECU head basketball coach
Sharon Baldwin-Tener,
according to the ECU Sports
Information Department
Photo by Levinia Tyrrell
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Pirates crash the Big Dance with upset bid
ECU caps off amazing
run with C-USA
Championship
GREG KATSKI
SPORTS EDITOR
The. ECU womenTs bas-
ketball team entered the Con-
ference USA Tournament as
the hottest team in the league.
The Pirates (19-13) tore through
the tournament as the No. 3 seed,
leaving worthy foes in the dust. To
top the experience off, ECU exacted
revenge on the No. 2 seeded UAB
Blazers for a pair of excruciating
regular season losses.
The trophy is long overdue for a
program that has never won a champi-
onship in any league, including C-USA.
With the tournament title, the
Pirates receive an automatic birth in
the NCAA Division I WomenTs Bas-
ketball Championship. This is ECUTs
first invitation to the big dance since
the 1981-82 season.
ECU is considered one of the
hottest teams in the country going
into the NCAA Tournament, riding
a 10-game winning streak.
The type of game play that pro-
pelled the Pirates to a seven game
win streak to conclude the regular
season was on-full display through-
out the tournament.
Led by crafty sophomore points
guards Jasmine Young and LeCoya
Terry, ECU played at its own pace,
forcing opponents to run the floor.
The Pirates play an up-tempo,
fast-paced style of game akin to
offensive powerhouse UNC.
When ECU forces teams into its
style of play, the squad is hard to beat. It
also makes for entertaining basketball.
Senior center Cherie Mills agrees
with this assessment.
oA lot of guards on other teams
canTt match up with the quickness
of our guards. So anytime we get a
quick trap when people aren't expect-
ing it, it helps,� said Mills.
ECU cruised to a 76-62 win over
SMU to open up the tournament.
Four of the Pirates five starters tallied
double-figures against the Mustangs.
Mills, ECUTs leading scorer
during the regular season thinks that
amore balanced attack has taken the
team to another level.
oWe've had several people step a
up here lately. Anytime you've got ®
two or three people scoring in double
figures that will help,� said Mills.
Leading the way was Terry, who
put up 18 points to go along with
eight rebounds and six assists.
Terry gives the credit for her
stellar performance in the tourna-
ment to fellow point guard Young.
Terry took home the C-USA Tour-
nament MVP award, averaging 20
points in three games, while Young
was also honored on the C-USA All-
Tournament team. :
oI think we have real good
chemistry because I.run the point
a little bit and she runs the point
the rest of the game,� said Terry.
Terry followed up her perfor-
mance against SMU with the show-
ing of her collegiate career. In a close
struggle with UAB in the semi-finals
Terry put up 30 points, including
ECU poses for the first time as 2007 C-USA Champions after beating Rice in thrilling fashion in Tulsa, Okla.
- two clutch free throws with 1.7
seconds left to ice the game, 85-82.
Terry attributes the perfor-
mance to the track meet style of
game her and Young like to run in
charge of the offense.
oFast breaks; I think thatTs the
most progress we've shown because
thatTs basically how we get most of
our points in the game,� said Terry.
ECU Head Coach Sharon Bald-
win-Tener said that the game would
be a tough battle.
oItTs hard to beat .a team twice.
So thatTs kind of where we have to
look,� said Baldwin-Tener.
This sentiment rang true, as
ECU was finally able to get over the
hump against UAB and defeat the
Blazers in their third meeting.
In the conference championship,
the Pirates had to fight back from a
12-point deficit to beat Rice, 79-70.
Speed and athleticism triumphed
over size and maturity, as ECU ran
the Owls out of Doriald W. Reynolds
Center. Young took over the game in
the second half, scoring 23 points on
7-17 shooting from the field.
After cutting down the nets,
Baldwin-Tener had nothing but posi- ©
tive things to say about her club.
oI am really proud of this team
for stepping up and making things
happen,� said Baldwin-Tener, accord-
ing to the ECU Sports Information
Department. oItTs been a long five
years. To be honest, there were times
that I wondered if we could get it
done, but after signing this sopho-
more class, I knew we had a future
and could compete with the better
Pirates win two in LeClair Classic
The Pirates were stuck in a heated battle with
ECU beats Western Carolina and
nationally-ranked Pepperdine
RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
The ECU baseball team faced three of the
best pitchers in the nation this past weekend,
but didnTt back down as it won two of its three
games in the fourth annual LeClair Classic.
The three starting pitchers that the Pirates
faced had allowed only four combined earned
runs coming into the weekend, but the Pirates
scored a total of 11 runs against the trio of aces.
oThatTs what we want as hitters,�
senior Ryan Tousley. oTo be the best, youTve
got to beat the best.�
Tousley led the Pirates to their first win
against a ranked opponent this season on
Friday night against Pepperdine, who was
ranked 12th in the nation by the National Col-
% lege BaseballTs Writers Association. Tousley
went 4-for-4 in the game, and had three of the
teamTs four RBIs. TousleyTs home run in the
fifth inning off PepperdineTs All-American
pitcher Barry Enright, which landed on the
football practice field as the football team was
practicing, tied the game at four.
Two innings later, Tousley singled home
player for us,�
said
tough loss.�
Broc Sutton and gave the Pirates the 5-4 lead,
which would eventually be the final score.
oIt was a great day for him and itTs good
to see because he [Tousley] has worked
extremely hard and been a good offensive
said ECU Head Coach Billy
Godwin after FridayTs win.
that somebody really had to step up big for
us, and tonight it was Ryan Tousley.�
Things didnTt get any easier for the Pirate
hitters on Saturday, as 6-foot-11, 97-mph
throwing Andrew Brackman was the starting
pitcher for N.C. State. ECU was able to score
runs early for the second game in a row, but
it wasnTt enough as N.C. State won 5-4 in a
10-inning emotional game.
oItTs certainly disappointing but I was
really proud of the way our guys came out
and played,� Godwin said. oWe just have to
regroup and come back tomorrow after a
ECU did bounce back on Sunday, beating
Western Carolina 3-2 in its third straight
game decided by one run. Sophomore Brandon
Henderson doubled down the right field line
with the game tied at two in the bottom of
the ninth inning, scoring Stephen Batts and
giving the Pirates the win.
oI felt comfortable at the plate all weekend
and it just felt good to pick the team up,� said
-setting crowd a
oI was thinking
ee
ark-LeClair Stadium Saturday evening.
Henderson. oI actually didnTt see the ball when
it left the bat but I heard the crowd erupt.
I knewT it was in right field somewhere and
looked up and there it was.�
ECU also got a very strong performance
from pitcher Josh Dowdy on Sunday. Dowdy
allowed only two runs on three hits in eight
innings in his third career start. Godwin said
Dowdy has really stepped up since Senior Jeff
Ostrander, who was slated to be the PirateTs
weekly Sunday starter, has been out with an
elbow injury.
oI relied on my changeup today, it was
one of my better pitches, and it worked out
for me,� said Dowdy.
The Pirates have now won five of their
last six games after starting the season with
a disappointing 2-5 record.
oAll year weTve been battling and nobody
is giving up...
everybody has stayed confident
and it was awesome to finish out the tourna-
ment like this,� Dowdy said after the Pirates
exciting victory on Sunday. oWe started off
slow and weTre not at the win-loss record we
want to be at, but the team is where we want
to be at and we'll get there.�
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
Pirate softball wins tournament in dominating fashion
ECU will look to carry
momentum into
doubleheader
ROBERT MATTHEW PARKS
STAFF WRITER
At the end of last week,
head softball coach Tracey Kee
expressed disappointment in the
fact that she felt her team should
be playing better at home.
What a difference a week
makes.
After going a slightly disap-
pointing 3-2 in their first home
tournament, followed up by a
tough 3-1 loss to rival UNC last
Wednesday, it would have been
easy for the Pirates to suffer -an
emotional shut-down. Instead
they responded by sweeping all
five home games and taking the
championship at the Holiday Inn
Express Pirate Clash this past
weekend.
The tournament featured wins
over Vermont, Delaware, Bing-
hamton and two wins over James
Madison. The Pirates also only
allowed one run all weekend.
Sophomore infielder Jessica
Johnson won tournament MVP
honors as she posted a .615 bat-
ting average for the weekend. The
Pirates exploded offensively as they
out scored their opponents 34-1 in
five games, including a five RBI
performance from third baseman
Cristen Aona against Vermont.
The pitching came through as
well. Ace senior Keli Harrell came
ever closer to the Conference USA
conference career strike out record
of 858 after pitching complete
game victories over Delaware and
James Madison, respectively. She
currently stands at 837 career
strike-outs, 21 off the mark.
Sophomore Brooke Swann
notched a complete game of her
own against Vermont, including
earning a career-best 10 strike-
outs. Freshman pitcher Toni Pais-
ley managed a five-inning perfect
game over Binghamton.
The weekend was especially
important for Paisley. After giving
up the decisive home run to the Tar
Heels a few days earlier, she came
back with perfection.
oT didnTt know,� said Paisley
about her perfect game. oCoach
came out and she was all excited, so
I asked her what happened. It is a
huge step forward and it builds my
confidence. In the next game, ITm
Just going to try and approach it
the same way and hit my spots.�
She followed up her perfor-
mance against Binghamton with
another strong performance
against James Madison in the
championship game on Sunday
afternoon, allowing only four hits
in a shutout victory that earned the
Pirates the tournament crown.
After the first game against
James Madison, Kee noted that she
was happy with the way her players
have been able to step in-and-out
of different roles smoothly.
oWe have had a lot of kids step-
ping up,� said Kee. oEvery game we
have had a different lineup out on
the field and the kids are up to the
challenge.�
The Pirates are now 14-6 on
the season and look forward to:
facing the University of Virginia
Cavaliers in a doubleheader today.
The first game is at 4 p.m. and the
second starts at 6 p.m. The Cava-
liers are 8-14 so far this season
and have lost six of their last
_ seven games. After the two games
against Virginia, the Pirates will
begin C-USA play with a three
game home series against the
Central Florida Golden Knights
starting this Saturday at 1 p.m.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
programs. ItTs been a really tough
time, but itTs been worth it.�
The Pirates now look forward
to March 12, when the NCAA
Division I WomenTs. Basketball
Championship bracket will be
announced at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Baldwin-Tener is astounded
about the obstacles her team has
overcome this season.
oTm Just really proud of this bas-
ketball team. I think that we started
off the season pretty tough and lost
some confidence, but the way they've -
responded in the past couple of
months and the way they've played
and come together has been really
exciting,� Baldwin-Tener said.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
Intense rivalry .
extends to the
baseball diamond
_ RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
The ECU-NC. State football
rivalry has had everything from
attendance records, goalpost take-
downs, government documents,
coach firings and thrilling come-
backs. While the baseball rivalry
between the two teams might not
get as much attention, the passion
and enthusiasm is no different.
Everybody knows that when
N.C State comes to town or we go
to Raleigh, it's going to bea battle,�
said ECU pitcher and Raleigh
native Josh Dowdy.
That was no more evident than
in last Saturday's game between the
two. 5,523 fans packed into ECU's
Clark-LeClair Stadium, which now
stands as the highest-attended col-
lege baseball game in the state ¢
North Carolina's history.
oIts definitely a great fecing
playing in front of that many fans,�
said ECU outfielder Harrison
Ek joe up in the crowd
@ all those fans in othe
jungleT really ae us the focus and
energy to get the job done�
The Wolfpack won the latest
installment of the 40-year ""
5-4 on Saturday.
__ There was a lot of emotion in
this stadium, said N.C. State Head
a iot Avent after Saturday's
. oThis is a great rivalry and
they [the fans] really love their
Pirates down here. ItTs a great
stadium and a great environment
for baseball�
Saturday's game went 10
innings, making it the third time
in a row the Pirates and Wolfpack
were forced to settle the game in
extra innings. Last season, ECU
beat 12th-ranked N.C. State 2-1 in
18 innings, in front of 5,041 fans
at Clark-LeClair Stadium. A week
later, the Wolfpack returned the
favor as it beat the Pirates 4-3 in.
10 innings in Raleigh. _
oWere two good clubs and
it seemis like every time we get
together we play tight games,
ECU Head Coach Billy Godwin
said. oI havea lot of respect for their
program and | guess that's what
happens when you get two good
programs together� _
ECU and N.C. State have
played 95 times since 1966. N.C.
State leads the overall series 59-
36. The Pirates have played only
one other team (UNCW) more in
baseball than the Wolfpack, despite
never being in the same conference
with N.C State.
oThis is a different kind of
game than a conference game, but
you cant get any more emotional
than this,T Avent said. :
ECU will travel to Raleigh
on | April for a rematch with its
bi, , so you might want
arching for tickets and
plan on staying longer t than nine
innings, 8 tells us. anything.
_ sports heeastcarolinian. com.
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Line must be active 30 consecutive days. Allow 8 to 12 weeks for rebate. Free Text Messaging: Text message overage is $0.10 per message. To avoid charges, you must contact us prior to the billingend
FOCUS date of the 12th plan month. Risk-Free Guarantee: Call us to deactivate and return (to place of purchase) complete, undamaged phone with receipt within 30 days of activation. You are responsible for |
2 all charges based on actual usage (partial monthly service charges, taxes, Sprint Fees, etc.). Project RED: Motorola and Sprint will collectively make a $17 contribution on the sale of each RED MOTORAZR |
iN V3m phone to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. See www.motorola.com/red, JOINRED.com, or wwwtheglobalfund.org/en for more details. ©2007 Sprint Nextel. All rights
on driving} - reserved. SPRINT, the logo and other trademarks are trademarks of Sprint Nextel. All third-party product or service names are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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Visit us at the
Business and General
Career Fair
Wednesday, March 7 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Minges Coliseum
Make an easy transition from college to a career at Vanguard, where
we consider your professional growth to be one of our best investments.
We're one of the worldTs largest investment management companies,
and we welcome exceptional people from all majors. Upcoming
graduates are invited to apply for challenging, team-oriented positions
in client relations in our Charlotte, North Carolina, office. You'll receive "
ongoing training and have ample long-term career FORTUNET
opportunities. Start your career with an industry 100 BEST
leader thatTs looking for your unique talents. TO WORK FOR&
Connect with Vanguard�"�
www.vanguardcareers.com
Vanguard is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Vanguard, Connect with Vanguard, and the ship logo are trademarks of The Vanguard Group, Inc. All other marks are the exclusive property of their respective owners. ©2007 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Help PeeDee celebrate
East Carolinas [OOth Birthday!
Who? " Everyone!
What? " The Centennial Celebration of East
Carolina. Come and enjoy free subs, chips,
drinks, cupcakes, and live entertainment by
The Dickens. We'll kick-off the Centennial
by unveiling the official ECU Pepsi can.
When? Wednesday, March 7th
4:00 - 0:00 p.M.
On the Campus Mall
(Rain site: Mendenhall
East Carolina
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
800-ECU-GRAD PirateAlumni.com
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1907-2007
CENTENNIAL
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