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The East Carolinian Volume 82, Issue 66 March 28, 2007
Students can save
lives without running
into burning buildings
or jumping into traffic,
giving blood allows
you to save up to three
lives in a matter of just
a few minutes. Read
more about blood
supplies how you can
get involved.....Page A4
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receptacles throughout
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way for students to
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in it Ts first true road
test of the season
at Marshall this
past weekend. See
if the Pirates could
salvage a win and
get prepared for the
Wolfpack......... Page A6
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WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007
Crime increases downtown
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Establishments downtown have seen an increase in violence, authorities say.
New precautions
for campus and
downtown
ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER
Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31
of 2006 there were 80 aggravated
assaults, 71 robberies, two homi-
cides and 931 larcenies reported
in Greenville, and although only
a small percentage of Greenville Ts
crime takes place downtown,
authorities say there has been
a recent increase of violence in
the area.
oThere has been a slight
increase in crime downtown
during the last few weeks, ?
said Sgt. David Ivey from the
Greenville Police Depart-
ment. oThe weather is warmer
and more people are out. ?
At around 2 a.m. on Feb. 25,
two men were taken to the hospi-
tal, one beaten unconscious, after
a fight outside of the Phoenix
nightclub.
Authorities said 24-year-old,
Keith Feggins, was arrested on
the scene after he allegedly beat
the two victims with a piece of
PVC pipe.
That same weekend, two men
were arrested in conjunction with
an assault at Dr. Unk Ts Oasis
when an employee reported that
the men tried to choke her. Buf-
falo Wild Wings also reported
. damages after aman punched and
& broke one of the front windows
2 when he saw his girlfriend inside.
5 Police estimate $500 in damages,
but Buffalo Wild Wings man-
gager, Glenn Snyder, said that the
& damages due to loss of business,
closing early and compensating
patrons was much more.
Due to the recent events,
some students feel uneasy about
going downtown.
oI don't really feel that safe
at night, ? said Aimee Sullivan,
Junior communication major. oWe
all hear stories about fights and
robberies down there, I guess it
makes me feel a little unsafe. ?
To help make students feel
safer downtown, the Greenville
Police Department has started
to make changes and take more
precautions in the area.
The department is in the pro-
cess of hiring several new officers
to patrol downtown on Friday
and Saturday nights. This will
allow between 16 and 20 officers
to be stationed in the area on the
weekends.
Traffic police and officers on
bicycles have been added to the
area as well.
oThese measures will result in
at least two officers every couple
of hundred feet, ? Ivey said.
Light towers in dark places
are a recent addition to down-
town and some officers stationed
in the area will have new, bright
uniforms to make them more
visible. The new uniforms will
have large patches of neon yellow
along with the traditional navy
blue.
oWe are trying to be as visible
as possible to let everyone know
that we are around, ? Ivey said.
oWe want people to be able to
easily see and recognize us. ?
Authorities said that although
the police have had issues with
gang members coming into the
- area to cause trouble, they are
working to eliminate the problem.
oWe are trained to know what
colors gangs wear and the signs
see DOWNTOWN page A2
Creative Achievement Week adds to Research Day
Students able to
practice presentation
skills, network
ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER
As part of the centennial
celebration, the Division of
Research and Graduate Stud-
ies has extended its original
Research Day into a weeklong
series of events.
Research and Creative
Achievement Week, which is
being co-sponsored by the Grad-
uate Student Council, the Office
of University Honors, ECSchol-
ars, Undergraduate Research and
the Undergraduate Research/
Creative Activities Committee,
began yesterday and will last
through March 31.
According to the Graduate
School Web site, oECU Research
and Creative Achievement Week
has been created to provide stu-
dents with an excellent opportu-
nity to practice their presentation
skills and meet other creative schol-
ars at ECU with similar interests. ?
The event will give students
and faculty the opportunity to
present research that they have
conducted in the classroom or on
their own time.
More than 200 participants
will present their findings in
a variety of fields including
business, biomedical sciences,
education, technology, fine and
performing arts, the humanities,
the social sciences and many
others.
oA lot of undergraduate and
graduate students participate
in research activities, ? said Ron
Newton, co-chair of Research
and Creative Achievement Week.
oThis event gives students a
chance to present their research
to other students, faculty and
the community in a professional
setting. It allows the presenters
to showcase their creativity and
accomplishments. ?
In honor of the centennial, the
event will offer 100 oral presen-
tations and 100 poster presenta-
tions by students.
oThis event depicts the next
100 years of ECU by showing
that research is going to be a
very important component of
what we do here, ? Newton said.
oThe research that goes on at
this university could eventually
help to serve the community
and enhance the quality of life
i
i 4
Students look at
for many people. It shows a new
direction of ECU for the next
100 years. ?
Graduate students participat-
ing in the event will also have
the opportunity to win monetary
prizes for their research. 3
The graduate presentations
will be judged on quality, orga-
nization, communication skills, -
data analysis, significance and
events for Research and Creative Achievement Week.
several other aspects.
oThis is a good stepping stone
professionally, ? said Rebecca
Turner, co-chair of Research and
Creative Achievement Week. oOut
in the professional world you have
to present a lot, so it Ts a good way
to start that process and get used
to presenting. Students get to
see WEEK page A2
Photo by Zach Sirkin
Researchers
make medical
breakthrou gh
Possible treatment
found for nerve repair
damage
KIMBERLY BELLAMY
Senior Writer
A team of ECU researchers
led by Dr. Alexander Murashov,
associate professor of physiology,
uncovered evidence that could lead
to the treatment of nerve damage.
Nerve damage is a common
thing and can be caused by things
such as car accidents, sports
injuries or diseases, according
to Murashov.
The initial goal of this project
was to find out how to promote
regrowth of the nerves after
damage has occurred, according
to Murashov.
oWe needed to learn and under-
stand the basic mechanism for nerve
regeneration, ? said Murashoy.
The axons are like wires
from the neuron to the muscle,
explained Murashov.
The axons make up the
peripheral nerves, which connect
the neurons and the muscles.
Recently, scientists found
evidence of local protein syn-
thesis within the axon that led
Murashov Ts team to find the con-
trolling mechanism within the
axon according to Murashov.
The researchers completed
more research to uncover the
RNA interference mechanism
within the axon and came up with
a conclusion.
oRNAi.is active in periph-
eral nerves and can specifically
silence expression of axonal pro-
teins, ? said Murashov.
This discovery was signifi-
cant because no evidence existed
showing that axonal proteins
were controlled by RNAi.
The experiments were per-
formed on sciatic nerves and
neuronal cultures of eight-week
-old male mice, according to The
Federation of American Societies
of Experimental Biology Journal.
Other researchers for this
. project were Vishnu Chintal-
gattu, Rustem R. Islamov, Teresa
E. Lever, Elena S. Pak, Paulina L.
Sierpinski, Laxmansa C. Katwa
and Michael R. Van Scott.
Chintalgattu, Pak, Katwa and
Scott all work within the depart-
ment of physiology at ECU.
Islamov was formerly a fac-
ulty member at ECU and now
works at Kazan Medical Univer-
sity in Russia.
Sierpinski and Lever are two
doctoral students that were given
the opportunity to work with the
research faculty members.
Sierpinski worked on the
project during its earlier stages
and Lever worked on it during its
later stages, said Murashov.
Lever admitted that working
on this project was challenging
to her because she came from an
Allied Health T background. She
started working on the project in
summer 2004, which was the first
time that she had been exposed to
see RESEARCH page A2
Morals Week highlights conservative issues
Events highlight
conservative issues
ELIZABETH LAUTEN
ASST. NEWS EDITOR
The ECU chapter of the College
Republicans kicked off Morals Week
on Monday, in conjunction with 20
other campuses across the state,
including UNC Greensboro, UNC
Chapel Hill and UNC Charlotte.
Morals Week has been successful :
the past five years at UNC Greensboro
. and when the university pitched the
idea of spreading it to other campuses
at a meeting for the North Carolina
Federation of College Republicans,
ECU was quick to pick up the idea.
This week is an opportunity
to highlight conservative issues
across North Carolina campuses, as
well as help the Republican Party
gear up for the 2008 elections.
According to the NCGOP Web
site, oCollege Republicans are
the future of the North Caro-
lina Republican Party, ? said
NCGOP Chairman Linda Daves.
The week began Monday morn-
ing at ECU with oConservative
Coming-Out T Day. ? Hosted in
collaboration with B-GLAD, the
event took place from 10 a.m. " 2
p-m. in Wright Place, where the
two groups gave out literature that
embodied their conservative ideals.
They also provided students the
opportunity to register to vote.
The week continued at Wright Place
again yesterday with oPro-Life and
Family Values Day. ? There, students
celebrated the right of life and dis-
cussed the sanctity of marriage being
. between man and woman, along
with other family values that they
believe should govern our society.
oThere has been a really strong
turn out so far, T said Caleb Seamone,
Vice-Chairman of the ECU Col-
lege Republicans, yesterday. oEven
though there was some opposi-
tion to the pro-life events today. ?
Today, the events continue with
oSupport Our Troops Day ? from
10 a.m. " 2 p.m. in Wright Place
where students will rally in sup-
port for the men and women in
uniform both abroad and at home.
Tonight at 7 p.m. in Bate 1032 there
will be a military panel with Col.
John Reitzell, Lt. Col. Scott Rutter
and Major John Krenson, where they
will talk about their first hand expe-
see MORALS page A2
Contributed photo
ECU College Republicans talk with students about conservative issues as they prepare for 2008 elections.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 22 " March 29
Fall 2007 Registration
Banner is the new method
of class registration at ECU.
Visit thisisbanner.com to find
information about the new
Banner system.
8 a.m. "5 p.m.
Scholarships being
offered by NC National
Guard
The North Carolina National
Guard is currently offering
two, two and a half and three
year scholarships. Those in-
terested can see SFC Jimmy
Smith in Room 344-A Rawl
Building to pick up an ap-
plication packet. Information
can also be obtained by call-
ing (252) 916-9073
344-A Rawl Building
March 26 " April 23
Intro to Ballroom
Dancing
Learn the basic steps of ball-
room dance with this weekly
hour-long class.
SRC 239
7-8p.m.
March 27 " April 4
American Red Cross
Lifeguard Training
Earn American Red Cross
Lifeguard certification.
Topics include water rescue
skills, CPR/PR and First Aid.
All books and pocket masks
are provided. This certifica-
tion lasts for three years.
Minimum age is 15. $150
Members; $170 Non-mem-
bers. Registration deadline
is March 26 (Must attend all
classes).
SRC
6:30 " 9:30 p.m.
March 24 " 31
Service North Carolina:
Supporting the Pirate
Nation
This event brings together
students from 16 North
Carolina colleges and
universities for a week of
giving back. Help prove how
much ECU cares about the
community; log on to ecu.
edu/volunteer for more
information.
Fat Metabolism Study
" Volunteers Needed
This study tries to determine
why individuals differ in the
ability to gain and lose weight
Human Performance Lab
& The Brody School: of
Medicine
ECU Human Performance
Laboratory
Please call: 737-4681
e-mail: hplw@ecu.edu_.
or visit: http://performance.
hpl.ecu.edu/research
Volunteer Opportunities
Friday, March 30
Book Sale Set-up - Humane
Society of Eastern Carolina
(morning -TBA, Greenville)
Male or very strong female
volunteers needed to assist
in loading at the Humane
Society and unloading at the
Colonial Mall boxes of books.
Volunteers also needed
to-assist with book sale.
Contact Vicki Luttrell at 252-
353-8833.
Saturday, March 31
KidsFest " all day, Greenville
Convention Center
Volunteers needed to assist
with games, booths, rides
and clean-up. For more
information or to sign-up to
volunteer, contact: Melissa
Adamson at 756-1567.
mppfc.org.
Parents T Night Out
5:30 " 10:30 p.m., Student
Recreation Center Sports
Forum
10-15 volunteers needed.
Each volunteer will be
responsible for a group of
children (5 " 12 years) as
they participate in bowling,
swimming, climbing and
other activities. Contact
David Gaskins at 328-6387
or gaskinsd@ecu.edu.
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SGA ELECTIONS American Proliferation/ " Anti-Affirmative Ac- Alpha Xi Delta Car
To learn more about the Anti-Terror and Jihad tion Day Wash
candidates, visit the SGA Day Wright Plaza All proceeds benefit
Web site at ecu.edu/sga. Wright Plaza 10 a.m. " 2 p.m. The Little Willie Center
A polling site will be 10 a.m. " 2 p.m. Campus Store corner
located in Wright Plaza. Lecture: Time 10th and Charles
You may vote from any The 2007 Dixie Resolved UV Reso- 9 a.m. " 3:30 p.m.
computer by logging onto
Onestop between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Care: A Research and Mendenhall Student
Action Agenda ? Center Room 244
Centennial Open House Edwin W. Monroe 12 p.m.
The Student Rec Center AHEC Conference
is celebrating their 10- Center, 2000 Venture
year anniversary with Tower Drive
the grand opening of the 2 p.m.
Wellness Center, a oFood
Fight for your Health ?
and a Membership Ap-
preciation Luncheon.
Free, all-day event.
Koldjeski Lecture
oCulturally Competent
4-on-4 Flag Football
Team Registration
Meeting
Mendenhall Multi-Pur-
pose Room
Support Our Troops Day 5 p.m.
Wright Plaza
10 a.m. " 2 p.m. ECU hosts reading for
Roger Sharpe
The Challenge of Build-
ing the National Muse-
um of African American
History and Culture
Sciences Building audi-
torium, there will be a
lecture on the challenge
of building a national mu-
seum of African-Ameri-
can history and culture.
Free event, 1:30 p.m.
Roger Sharpe, ECU
alumnus and former
state senator, will read
from his memoir, oCer-
emony of Innocence. ?
Bate 1032
7:30 p.m.
Lessons from the Lab:
An African-American
Woman's Journey from
Manure to DNA
By Alison Williams,
Baseball game
vs. UNC Wilmington
Clark-LeClair Stadium
7 p.m.
Chemistry Dept.,
Princeton U., Sigma Xi
Distinguished Lecturer
Hendrix Theater
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
nance Raman Stud-
ies of Nucleic Acid
Youth Arts Festival
More than 100 visual
and performing artists
from both ECU and
across the region will
share their creative tal-
ents with children and
their families. Family-
friendly activities such
as wheel-thrown ceram-
ics, watercolor painting,
weaving, felting, paper-
making. ECU campus
mall (rain site Jenkins
Fine Art Center)
10 a.m. " 4 p.m.
Softball
vs. Tulsa
ECU Softball Field
I p.m., 3 p.m.
Men Ts Tennis
vs. Campbell
ECU Tennis Complex
1 p.m.
oSun
Men Ts Golf
Bradford Creek In-
tercollegiate
Z?"?Mon
Men Ts Golf
Bradford Creek In-
tercollegiate
Tue
Kick Butts Day
smoking cessation
Wright Plaza
Bradford Creek Golf Bradford Creek Golf 9:30 a.m. " 12 p.m.
& Country Club & Country Club
All Day All Day Men Ts Tennis
vs. Gardner-Webb
ECU Tennis Complex
2 p.m.
Japan Center East
presents oWork in Ja-
pan ? & Bon Odori
Murphy Center, Sec-
ond Floor
5:30 p.m.
Men Ts Tennis
vs. Barton
ECU Tennis Complex
6 p.m.
ECU features Book
Arts event
Jenkins Fine Arts
Building auditorium
ECU Ts Book Arts Guild
will host international
book artists and fine
press dealers, Vamp
& Tramp, (Bill & Vicky
Stewart). Free and
open to the public.
6 p.m.
BRIEFS
With no rain, tree pollen coats
Southernstates inyellowsheen
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) "A yellow
haze of pollen descended on
the Southeast in the past week,
coating cars and porch furniture
and making people miserable in
one of the worst allergy seasons
in years. Doctors are telling
people with stuffed-up noses and
itchy, watery eyes to spend more
time indoors if they can.
oEverybody who walks through
the door, you can see it in their
faces, ? said Atlanta pharmacy
owner Ira Katz, who is running
low on medication to treat what
he said is the worst allergy
season of his 26 years in the
business.
Atlanta Ts pollen count hit 5,499
particles per cubic meter of air
Monday, the highest so far this
season and the fourth highest
in the 12 years that the Atlanta
Allergy and Asthma Clinic has
been keeping records. In South
Carolina, the pollen count hit
4,862, according to the Allergic
Disease and Asthma Center in
Greenville.
A reading of 120 is considered
extremely high in the Southeast.
A lack of rain is blamed for the
high pollen count. Rain scrubs
pollen from the air.
Senate vote signals support
for Iraq withdrawal plan,
defying Bush veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) "Defying
a veto threat, the Democratic-
controlled Senate narrowly
signaled support Tuesday for the
withdrawal of U.S. combat troops
from Iraq by next March.
Republican attempts to scuttle
the non-binding timeline failed
on a vote of 50-48, largely
along party lines. The roll call
marked the Senate Ts most
forceful challenge to date of the
administration Ts handling of a war
that has claimed the lives of more
than 3,200 U.S. troops.
Three months after Democrats
took power in Congress, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid said
the moment was at hand to osend
a message to President Bush that
the time has come to find a new
way forward in this intractable
war. ?
But Republicans and Sen. Joseph
Lieberman, an independent
Democrat argued otherwise.
John McCain, R-Ariz., a
presidential hopeful, said that
owe are starting to turn things
around ? in the lraq war ? and that
a timeline for withdrawal would
embolden the terrorists in Iraq
and elsewhere.
Judge dismisses torture suit
filed against Ex-Secretary
Rumsfeld and other military
officials
WASHINGTON (AP) "Former
Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld cannot be tried on
allegations of torture in overseas
military prisons, a federal judge
said Tuesday in a case he
described as olamentable. ?
U.S. District Judge Thomas
F. Hogan threw out a lawsuit
brought on behalf of nine former
prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He said Rumsfeld cannot be held
personally responsible for actions
taken in connection with his
government job.
The lawsuit contends the
prisoners were beaten,
suspended upside down from
the ceiling by chains, urinated
on, shocked, sexually humiliated,
burned, locked inside boxes and
subjected to mock executions.
Lawyers for the American Civil
Liberties Union and Human
Rights First had argued that
Rumsfeld and top military
officials disregarded warnings
about the abuse and authorized
the use of illegal interrogation
tactics that violated the
constitutional and human rights
of prisoners.
oThis is a lamentable case, ?
Hogan began his 58-page
opinion.
WEEK continued from Al
show what they are studying and
what they are learning. ? :
Although they won't be eligible
to win prizes, many undergraduate
students have decided to present
their research at the event as well.
oT decided to present because
I thought it would be a good
experience, ? said Angela Eakin,
senior nutrition major. oResearch
is a learning process and the
more you do it the better you
become at it. I think it Ts impor-
tant to build skills as an under-
graduate because it will help us
be more prepared for graduate
school or getting a job. ?
As part of Research and
Creative Achievement Week,
many recognized speakers will
be visiting ECU.
Today, D. Owen Gingerich
from Harvard University will
present oThe Astronomical
World of Thomas Harriott, ? and
on Thursday Alison Williams
from Princeton University will
present oLessons from the Lab:
An African-American Woman Ts
Journey from Manure to DNA. ?
Many workshops will also
be offered throughout the week.
Several ECU faculty members
will present symposiums on
applying to graduate school,
publishing research, pursuing
fellowships and the available
careers in allied health fields.
Newton and Turner encour-
age students to attend the speak-
ers and support-the students who
are presenting.
oIt Ts interesting to see what
other students are studying, ?
Turner said. oIt can help open
your eyes to the different infor-
mation that is out there and
it might show you a differ-
ent school of thought that you
haven't experienced. ?
The week will end with a
meeting by the North Carolina
Academy of Science. The meet-
ing will feature work from ECU
students and faculty along with
others from all over N-C.
Students can visit ecu.edu/
gradschool/Research_Week_
2007 for more information about
speakers and presentations.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
POLICE continued from Al
they use, ? Ivey said. oIf we see
somebody and we identify them
as a possible gang member we
are talking to them, questioning
them and letting them know we
are aware of their presence. ?
The Greenville Police
Department will begin working
with various club owners, bar-
tenders and bouncers as well.
The officers will train the
downtown employees to rec-
ognize possible signs of gang
membership and how to deal
with issues more efficiently.
Employees will be trained to spot
problems before they escalate
and they will learn what to do-
when problems occur.
If a fight should break out,
the police have implemented sev-
eral measures to ensure the issue
will be dealt with quickly.
A new police van is being
used to transport large numbers
of people so that several officers
won't have to be removed from
downtown after a fight or other
incident.
oWe have also taken a zero
tolerance approach to criminal
activity, ? Ivey said. oIf people
come downtown with the pur-
pose of engaging in criminal
activity, they will be dealt with.
People that come down there to
cause mischief and prey on others
will not be tolerated. ?
As part of the zero tolerance
policy, barricades have been set
up in the streets to eliminate
cruising and to keep people who
are not patronizing the busi-
nesses, out of the area.
oOur goal is to keep everyone
safe downtown, ? Ivey said. oWe
want it to be a good environment
for people to run their business
and for others to utilize those
businesses and have fun. ?
Along with the Greenville
police, the ECU police are taking
precautions to keep students safe
as well.
Capt. Mike Perry, com-
mander of the ECU campus
safety division, said that the
police are trying to have a more
visible presence on campus to
deter crime.
The ECU police will be
checking various buildings,
@
patrolling the campus and keep-
ing order on the busses.
Contrary to what many stu-
dents believe, Perry said that the
ECU police are not in the dorms
or on the busses to get students
in trouble and give drinking
tickets.
oWe are there to watch out
for students and get them home
safe, ? Perry said. oWe have no
quotas to meet and a lot of my
officers are ECU graduates so
they were once students here. ?
Ivey and Perry both had
simple advice for students "use
common sense when walking on
campus or downtown at night.
To help stay safe, they
encourage students to stay
together in groups, walk in
well-lit areas and be aware of
their surroundings.
oStudents need to just take
notice of their environment, ?
Perry said. oDon Tt take shortcuts
through dark areas, don Tt walk
alone and just use your head. ?
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
RESEARCH
continued from Al
basic science and being in a lab:
oT spent half of the, summer
entrenched in literature that was
foreign to me and talking with
people that were familiar with it.
The second half of the summer, I
applied what I learned by testing
hypotheses, ? said Lever.
Dont er sce eas tbet tier
understood the material, she
presented the findings of the
lab Ts research at the Keystone
Symposia Ts Diverse Roles of
RNA in Gene Regulation in
January 2005.
She also presented the informa-
tion at the Society for Neuroscience
Convention in November 2005.
Murashov has now started a
new project involving microRNAs
identification in regeneration of
nerves in the peripheral nerve.
To read about all of their
findings relating to nerve rege
eration, you can visit the FASEB
Journal Web site at fasebj.org.
This writer may be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
MORALS
continued from Al
riences of the War on Terror.
oWe met the panel in Wash-
ington D.C. in early March, ? said
Seamone. oThey were really enthusi-
astic about coming and we've worked
the past two weeks to get them here. ?
Tomorrow is oAmerican Prolif-
eration/Anti-Terror and Jihad
Day ? where students will protest
terrorism and the actions of the
Jihad. The event will also include
a debate that will give students
who disagree the chance to make
their positions heard as well.
Friday concludes Morals Week
with oAnti-A ffirmative Action Day, ?
where students will congregate in
Wright Place to explain their conser-
vative stance on affirmative action.
oEven if someone is not a
Republican, we just want people
to come out and get involved, ? said
Political Science major and Col-
lege Republican member, Chris-
topher Kent. oStudents just need
to voice their opinions. After all,
we are tomorrow Ts government. ?
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news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Opinion
As a conservative student at amajor university, I
can almost expect a hostile environment toward my
beliefs in the classroom, especially in political science
courses. However, at what point does it go too far
and become a personal attack on my freedoms and
my right to believe what I want?
I believe that is exactly what is happening right
now, at the hands of a professor who has taken class
time to stand up against not only me, but also those
in the ECU Chapter of College Republicans and the S
ideals and morals that we believe in.
The College Republicans are hosting a week long
Morals Week event this week. During the week,
our goal is to promote our view of what American
morals are, from supporting our troops to being
pro-life. In addition, this week is not funded by ECU,
unlike. the recent Diversity Week where ECU paid
for various diverse events, which included a drag
*
show on Thursday.
This isn Tt the extent of our demise however. In
class, a political science professor announced our
week long evént to his class, and went on to compare
it to oHitler taking the Jews out to lunch for a week. ?
Refusing to begin lecturing his class on topics related
to the course material, this professor continued by
asking if we College Republicans thought we had oa
monopoly on morals. ?
More jokes were made at the expense of several
of the students not only in the class, but across the
campus. This is wrong and should not be tolerated.
A professor at this university should be supportive
of his students and he shouldn't make fun of them for
supporting their country and standing up for what
they believe in. It is a shame that I have to wonder if
my beliefs are going to be insulted at the hands of a
professor, or if I will be made fun of for being active
in a student organization.
Such comments by someone in a role model posi-
tion should be an embarrassment to ECU.
Sincerely,
Caleb Seamone
ECU College Republicans
NC Federation of College Republicans
Looking to
experience
culture?
_ Well, you missed a great chance
YAZID FINN
STAFF WRITER
«
You would not believe the time and energy put
into some things that students take for granted.
Every week you may head to your local campus news
stand and expect the paper to be there. Regardless
if you read the paper for the articles or for Pirate
Rants, time was invested on the part of every writer
and employee present that day. But do these writers
ever know if their work is going unread first hand?
Probably not. .
With this in mind I change gears slightly to
Diversity Week 2007. Now do not get me wrong, as
a large part of the week was a success. Anyone who
attended the stand up comedy or the drag show will
attest to how well each event went. But there were
other programs where attendance on the whole was
lacking and I could not understand why.
The Student Government Association put the
diverse in this year Ts Diversity Week by their effort
to hook every student Ts interest. Combined with the
fact that every event (save one) was free of charge,
all students should have attended at least one of the
functions.
Timing for any large-scale event can never be
perfect and Diversity Week was no different. With
other activities like Battle of the Bands one day
and Dreamgirls running later in the week, getting
student Ts attention was of course a problem. How-
ever, this could not have been the only factor that
hindered success, as nearly three programs ran each
day sometimes over the course of eight hours.
This leads us to Diversity Week Ts publicity. I
think the best factor working for the program in
general were the detailed teal shirts given out during
nearly each of the events. With over five hundred
shirts given out for free throughout the course of
the week, word of mouth was almost dwarfed by
walking advertisements that increased in numbers
as the week carried on. Of course shirts alone are not
enough to garner attention from the average student
and this is a fact I am sure the SGA will keep in mind
for next year Ts planning.
But how about it, ECU? Who showed the most
of their culture during Diversity Week 2007? The
minorities who collaborated in presenting a bit of
themselves you would never see in your daily lives, or
the average American student, apathetic to anything
that does not directly affect them.
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Anything is pocket-sized if your butt is
big enough.
| support tobacco farmers!
OK, | know you've been on Facebook
not because | Tm stalking you, but
because Facebook does it for me.
And | know you've read the messages
| sent you, yet you don Tt respond...
typical guy.
Whereis this mystery oBanner Trained ?
computer tech? Not in the Speight Lab
where the advisors sent me!
People that smoke are disgusting. |
don Tt care how funny or charming you
are, stop smoking!
All Banner does is get the advisors out
of doing their job.
As an alumnus, | just want all current
students to keep one thing in mind.
What you do during your time at ECU
not only reflects on you, but the entire
university and those of us who where
there before you. Leave a legacy you
and all those associated with ECU
would be proud of.
Why is it that people drill it into our
brains that unsafe sex is a terrible thing
while smoking kills way more people?
There is more to college than the party.
My soul is now. at rest because UNC is
out of the NCAA Tournament.
No...There are no guys at ECU
who are not always drinking,
smoking, and/or are sex addicts.
Checking e-mail quickly, maybe
jumping online is fine. But if people
are waiting to do work in a computer
lab (and you can see that there is a line
waiting to actually do work) have some
courtesy and get off Facebook! Some
people are here to get an education.
| miss you every time we are apart. If
we only lived closer | wouldn't have half
my heart miles and miles away.
I'm slowly beginning to realize just how
much you get on my nerves, and how
every little thing that you do extremely
irritates me.
It makes my day every time | hear that
his friends tell you to your face that they
liked me so much better than you, and
how they wish | was with him because
| fit in more with all of them.
| bet 99 percent of people who purchase
nasal strips to prevent snoring, are not
the ones who are doing the snoring.
The cop on the North Campus Crossing
late night bus was so much fun! He
made my night that much better. Cops
on the bus = best idea ever.
You act like such a baby around your
boyfriend. I Tm just waiting for him to
chew up your food for you and spit it
in your mouth. Then you can call it a
ohealthy relationship. ?
My friend and | waited in the cold for
15 minutes to see the clown come out
of the clock tower at midnight, however
after standing in the freezing weather
we realized that somebody forgot to set
the clock up an hour. Thanks ECU I Tve
truly lost my spirit.
No, seriously, you look like the world Ts
biggest fly. Please get some smaller
sunglasses.
Every guy should date a dancer.
Wow!
| made myself throw up last night. Does
that make me bulimic?
Pay attention to the world outside
your own. You never know what you
might learn.
_ [wish we would forget morals just once,
but | can Tt bring myself to tell you.
I finally finished my community service!
| think | need a beer to celebrate...
Please cut out the Friday exams. |
can Tt stand to listen to all the happy
drunk people while I Tm stuck in my
room studying.
To get revenge on my roommate |
cleaned the sink with her toothbrush,
and it was so bittersweet.
Banner is very nice! | Like!
Oh, so that Ts Banner!
She Ts looking at me!
Just because | drive a car with rims on
itdoesn Tt mean you have to stare at me
like, owhy is a white boy driving that? ?
I'm waiting for you.
Can! subscribe to TEC after | graduate? |
~ wouldn Ttdream oflifewithoutPirate Rants.
You know that game where if you fart
and someone calls doorknob before
you Call safety, they get to punch you?
Yeah, my girlfriend and me play that.
Ever since that guy wrote the Rant
about his girlfriend faking all her
orgasms for the past two years, it
makes me want to ask my girlfriend
some questions. | am too scared of
the answer, though.
A wise man once taught me that in
order to fully enjoy your banana you
must break it on your forehead first.
Blessings and love to you all.
To the person who wrote in about how
stupid it is to buy fake designer stuff,
are you just mad because | can look
as ocool ? as you and not waste all that
money? | think you're the insecure one
that needs to tell everyone how much
money you choose to spend on fads.
Why do people look at me strangely
when | say that my favorite activities
are four-wheeling and fishin T? Just
because | am a girl doesn Tt mean that
| have to sit in the house or shop at the
mall to make my life complete!
Is it sad that | think my boyfriend likes
smoking more than me... or that | have
more fun with him when he does then
when he doesn Tt?
| almost threw my TV out
the window when | watched
oAmerican Idol ? on Wednesday
and Sanjiah did not get eliminated.
I'm obsessed with ice water in the
mornings.
Betty Boop Ts butt is so plump to be a
cartoon; | think I Tm in love!
| don Tt think ECU gets the name
oEasyU ? because of the classes. | think
it's because of the girls.
You're not getting jiggy with any boy. |
don Tt care how dope his car is!
Liberals are destroying America?
Maybe you should start by looking in
the mirror instead of pointing fingers.
Liberals actually care about people
who need a voice; conservatives only
care about themselves.
Well. It seems like the only people
pissed about police being on the drunk
bus are the ones causing the problems
in the first place or because they made
the choice to. drink underage. Thank
yourselves for your misery.
| still don Tt think you understand just
how much | love you, but | promise
I Tm going to spend the time we have
together trying to show you.
Club team or not, the Pirate Ts Hockey
team works just as hard as any other
sports team at ECU. So don Tt they
deserve the same credit? Besides,
they are a new team, and becoming
an official team takes times. Give
them a break.
You've never had a good birthday, but
| promise this year it Ts going to be the
absolute greatest! We're going to have
so much fun! :
My libido rises to ridiculous levels
when I Tm in the weirdest places, like
the library... right now. -
| know how hard it would be to get
over you if | lost you, but sometimes |
wonder if it would be easier than getting
over the awful things you've done.
_1 get the best sleep in class... the
professor's voice is so hypnotizing.
Walk it out...
| love how Subway now offers healthy
options like raisins and apples, but
can't offer us something as simple as
light ranch on our sandwiches. °
| have four tickets to the Final Four.
You wanna go?
To the person asking why so many
people think there are 51 states...
| guess you haven Tt watched the
Miss America Pageant. Washington
D.C. counts as a state. Seems as if
someone needs some extra-curricular
activities.
Hell Thas frozen over. | was actually
able to register for classes without
a problem, and at home, too. Does
anyone else find that amazing?
| wish Driver Ts Ed taught me how to
parallel park. Any cute boys wanna
teach me? (wink)
I Tm so tired but | think my liver is still
partying.
You're a pretty girl, but wow, you're so
ugly on the inside. I Tm glad we're not
friends anymore!
It's raining gold! No, wait. That Ts just all
the pollen on my car.
Is it just me, or does the stairwell on
the left side or Christenbury smell like
sweaty socks?
| got in a wreck, and now my car
doesn't have a face!
Stop calling! | didn Tt enjoy making out
with you, | was picturing my ex the
whole time.
When my roommate leaves the room
| take naked pictures to send to her
boyfriend and mine.
Need advice? Want answers? Just ask Jane.
Dear Jane,
I have a girlfriend and she doesn Tt like me
talking to my ex-girlfriend whom I am friends
with, and we talk occasionally. My girlfriend
doesn Tt like her because she has been trying to
come in between us when, in a way, my girlfriend
was the one that came in between my ex and me.
My girlfriend says that she thinks my ex still
wants to get back with me, which I don Tt doubt, but *
because after I did her wrong she told me that if I
wanted her back then I could get her, but that was
months ago and lately she hasn Tt been coming on to me.
My girlfriend gets mad every time she texts me
and wants me to tell her about every time we talk. So
how do I solve this problem with my girlfriend? Do I
quit talking to my ex and end that friendship or do I
keep talking to her and jeopardize my relationship?
Love,
Confused
Dear Confused,
Well, I had to read this one once or twice to see
exactly what you were asking but now that I have it
in better perspective, let me rehash what you said.
You cheated on your ex with your current girlfriend,
and now the current girlfriend is jealous of your
friendship with your wounded ex, who has also
_ acknowledged that you could have her back, too, if
you wanted. You're either one lucky guy or not so
smart. Basically, for whatever part she played in the
breakup with your former flame, your girl doesn Tt
have any right to talk. However, you two are dating
now, So, on the other hand, she Ts entitled to not like
it. You can always do what you want (seems to be a
non-issue for you, so that Ts good), despite what she
says. Consider why your ex would offer herself up
on a silver platter again, though, especially after
having been hurt by your indiscretions. She either
really loves you, or she really wants her revenge on
your current girlfriend... or maybe both.
Ifyou are crazy about your girlfriend, you'll have
to stop having anything to do with the ex. In general,
girls that are jealous of exes-turned-friends just need
to chill out, but that Ts providing that you and your
ex are strictly platonic. The fact that she Ts offered
herself up to you complicates things, especially
when your girlfriend knows firsthand that you don Tt
always feel the need to be faithful, so pick one.
Good luck,
Jane
What are these
things and why are
you using them?
A look into things | cannot stand
ALEX LAROCCA
OPINION WRITER
They exist in grocery stores and they exist in
department stores. They infect our daily lives and
the lives of our friends and family members. What
I am referring to are stupid products and terrible
fads. I think we all can come up with some examples
or have at least looked at something in a store and
gone oWhy? ?
The first time, to my memory, I noticed the
genius of manufacturers was. when they first intro-
duced Windex and Pledge Wipes. These great con-
traptions not only cost as much as buying almost a
liter of the stuff but come with convenient wipes in
order to make your life easier.
To my amazement the first time I ever used these
I thought oHow great! ? and whoosh I tossed away
three wipes. Of course when I came to return to use
the wipes two weeks later they were dried out. How
easy do our lives really have to be?
I once thought that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
was pretty easy to make considering your options
prior to that. Then there came the glorious Easy
Mac and to my amazement it was still delicious, and
as they promised, easy. Yet they didn Tt seem to stop
there because they now have Easy Mac that comes in a
microwave bowl, Easy Easy Mac. Absolute genius.
There are a few other things that I just do not
understand. The first item, which has been bugging
my girlfriend and I for a long time now, are the
popular Vera Bradley bags.
No, I do not use this bag nor the wallets and
whatever else that horrid company produces, but if I
can say that I do understand what style is and ladies,
you are lacking it if you carry this bag. Why do you
carry around a bag that looks like my grandmother's
quilt from the 1980s?
I can understand that perhaps they are more
comfortable for taking items to school, books and so
on, but so would a potato sack. Between Vera Bradley
and Uggs I can easily say that not only do most girls
have absolutely no style but they also can mix and
match a big paper bag and galoshes.
Let Ts not get started on the bug-eyed sunglass,
which is a recy¢led fad from the 1970s and 1980s and
makes every girl look the same. Dare I throw tanning
beds into the mix and the only difference we have
among girls these days is their challenge to see who
can get skin cancer in the next five years.
I specifically remember when I was younger cut-
ting my own jeans or tearing them by accident and
thinking how cool it was. It seemed for some time
we all got a lot of sense and realized that having
tattered jeans that make you look poor and deprived
was not stylish.
Yet I could not help but notice that more and
more girls are having holes and tears all over their
pants. Am I the only one who looks at these girls
and wonder if they fell down a long steep hill before
arriving in class? Don Tt your mothers tell you to
throw them away or are you looking to buy new
Jeans every month? I guess I don Tt know, I do not
wear these things and don Tt have to worry. All I can
say is that I am embarrassed for you.
I was going to go and rant about how much I
hate loud subwoofers and the muffler kits on Honda
Civics but those fads finally seem to be dying down
and for the most part, I think many of us unanimously
hated them. We all know the annoyance of sitting
in silence only to be disturbed by obrrrrrrrr, chh,
brrrrrrr ? and watching a Honda pass us with its super
fly sound system and muffler mocking our slow and
woman-like cars.
My embarrassment for some of these products is
very severe and as for some, I am proud that they are
dying off. I can only hope that ultimately all of these
things will eventually cease to exist and something
better will come along. Ultimately I know that won't
happen, but maybe someone will at least consider
using a potato sack for a purse from now on.
Sarah Bell
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Pulse
Horoscopes:
Aries
You have the enthusiasm, but do
you have the self-discipline? How
about your team _ can you get
them to stay on course? Having
fun isn Tt all there is.
Taurus
Practice and review what you're
learning, in a private setting.
Don Tt make a public presentation
until you know this stuff by
heart.
Gemini
Once you learn the rules to the
game, you'll discover a natural
talent. Don Tt be impatient, keep
watching and listening. Don Tt
react; strategize.
Cancer
Simplify your procedures. Re-
arrange your workspace, you can
increase your production, and
your profits quite noticeably. You
love it when this happens.
Leo
You're getting the support you
need from important people.
They believe you can do this job,
so let them convince you.
Virgo
Digging through your closets
could reveal amazing treasures.
There Ts a connection between
your stacks of stuff and your
savings account, if that Ts any
help.
Libra
Several more aggressive types
are vying for your attention. As
you know instinctively, it Ts best
not to make a choice yet.
Scorpio
You have gained favor with
royalty, or what passes for that
in your business. Maintain
this position and you-future is
secure.
Sagittarius
It Ts time for action, not words.
You don Tt have time to talk,
anyway. You're too busy having
fun. Delegate, so your work
doesn Tt suffer. Watch your
reputation, too.
Capricorn
Make sure you know what you're
buying when you invest -your
money. Whether the surprise
is good or not depends on the
veracity of your data.
Aquarius
If you have the right assistant,
you won't have to say a thing.
He or she knows what you need
done and goes ahead and does
it. Admittedly, some training is
required in the beginning.
Pisces
Opportunities are abundant.
Money is coming in. Yours is not
to reason why, yours is just to
do, and win.
Drink Recipes:
Blissini
1 1/2 cups Prosecco, chilled
1 1/2 cups orange juice, chilled
1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice,
chilled
Mint leaves, for garnish
Combine the Prosecco, orange
juice, and pomegranate juice
and pour into four champagne
glasses. Garnish with mint leaves
and serve.
Mixed Berry
Bellini Ts
1 (12-ounce) package frozen
mixed berries, thawed
1/4 cup sugar
1 (750 mi) bottle sparkling wine
Jamaican
Hammock
In the container of an electric
blender, combine berries and
sugar; process until smooth.
Strain mixture, if desired. Pour
fruit mixture into a serving
pitcher;.slowly add wine, stirring
gently to combine.
2 cups ice cubes
1/4 cup orange vodka
1/4 cup coconut
(recommended: Malibu)
Splash peach schnapps
2 cups pineapple juice
1/2 cup raspberry puree
Splash pina colada mix
Lime wedges, for garnish
rum
Ina pitcher, add all the ingredients
and stir to combine. Garnish with
lime wedge and serve.
{ Campus Scene}
WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007
Page A4
Students have opportunity to recycle
ECU's recycling .
program aims to
reduce waste
TRICIA COUNCILOR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Recycling is the process
of turning used items, which
would otherwise be trash,
into raw materials that can be
re-used. It is a vital compo-
nent to reducing the amount
of waste that goes into landfills,
while preserving the raw mate-
rials and resources for use in
another way.
The goal of ECU Ts recy-
cling program is to reduce the
amount of waste produced and
to minimize ECU Ts impact on
local landfills. In order for
this program to be effective,
students, faculty and:staff must
make an effort to utilize the
recycling bins that are located
all over campus.
Many more recycling recep-
tacles have been placed around
campus recently, including some
at the Wright Place, yet some
find it difficult or somewhat of
a hassle to use them.
oIf there were more recy-
cling bins around and if they
were more easily identifi-
able then I think more people
would take the time to recycle, ?
said Mary Diffendal, junior
marketing major.
Some may argue that recy-
cling doesn Tt make much of a
difference. However, according
Teaching Fellows offers more than a sc
A closer look at the
program and its
requirements
JENNY AYERS
STAFF WRITER
In the spirit of ECU Ts centen-
nial celebration, it is fitting to
address the profession that gave
the school its start: Teaching.
ECU's Teaching Fellows are not
merely the lucky recipients of a
$26,000 scholarship; these stu-
dents are deeply dedicated to their
field and their future. Driven by
their passion for teaching, these
students gain beneficial experi-
ence in the classroom while also
contributing to the community.
- Thousands of high school
seniors apply for this prestigious
scholarship and must undergo a
rigorous selection process before
it is finally narrowed down to 500
winners. The average Teaching
Fellow has an SAT score over
1205, a high school grade point
average of 4.3 or more and ranks
in the top 7 percent of his/her
high school graduating class.
Upon accepting the scholarship,
recipients agree to teach in North
Carolina for four years and partici-
pate in all the required state and
institutional activities.
Beginning in fall of 2006,
Maynard Scholars became a part of
ECU Ts Teaching Fellow program.
This scholarship was founded by
James and Connie Maynard and
JESSICA DUNLOW
STAFF WRITER
Barry Drake, a renowned rock and roll historian,
musician and eight-time winner of National Campus
Lecturer, came to ECU and received a small but warm
welcome on Monday. With an audience of around
15 students, Drake delved right into the meat of the
subject.
The lecture was to be about the most ocomplicated
decade ? in rock and roll history, the 1970s: The good,
the bad and the ugly, stated Drake. He opened up like
a seasoned professor, giving the background of the
era by over viewing the rise of Elvis Presley, the rise
of Bob Dylan and the tragic deaths of greats such as
Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
He quickly transitioned into rock and roll Ts poster
Considering they broke up in
December of 1970, Drake focused on the individual
careers of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison through
a captivating slide show including quotes from the art-
ists, clips of their music and photos of their careers.
Drake split the lecture up into sections beginning
with hard rock and groups like the Rolling Stones,
The Who and Led Zeppelin. Again, he played some
of the best music ever made and began to steer the
audience toward each of these artists T
Next, Drake introduced the roots of Neil Young,
who he praised saying that he is phenomenal onstage
because he olooks like he Ts completely out of his mind. ?
Chapel Hill native James Taylor, and some of his own
boys, The Beatles.
work from the early 1970s.
He moved into the black rock and pop soul genres
Photo by Deatrice Lockhart
Contributed image
Students can recycle at a number of campus locations including Wright Place, Bate and residence halls.
to the Environmental Protection
Agency, the U.S. generated more
than 245 million tons of municipal
solid waste in 2005. This waste
must be recycled, incinerated or
discarded into landfills. Each
household and citizen makes
an impact in this waste produc-
tion; the EPA estimates that
residential waste constitutes 55 to
65 percent of the total municipal
is set up to model the format of
Teaching Fellows. This is an ECU-
specific scholarship awarded to ten
students per year. They participate
in all the ECU Teaching Fellow
activities and requirements.
ECU provides its Teaching
Fellows and Maynard scholars
with the rare opportunity of gain-
ing classroom experience during
their very first year of college.
Beginning the second semester
of their freshman year, Fellows
mentor and tutor elementary
school students.
Sophomores tutor with non-
profit organizations and other
Photo by Deatrice Lockheart
obest ? albums.
solid waste in the U.S.
Some students strongly sup-
port ECU Ts recycling program and
stress the importance of reducing
our waste.
oRecycling is important
because it helps reuse a lot of
the resources we already have, ?
said Jarrod Long, senior business
management major. oThe more
aware people are that resources
-agencies, devising a service-learn-
ing project within their placement.
Juniors volunteer in a public school
in their specific field. All students
volunteer one hour a week.
oFor the 2006 - 2007 school
year, our students will have com-
pleted approximately 2340 [vol-
unteer] hours total. I think that is
incredible, and people outside of
this program often are unaware of
this contribution, ?
Director, Martha Parrish.
Students must also attend
committee meetings once
a month. Committees include
social, communication, service, °
Students educated on the revolution of rock
Guest speaker proves to be an
encyclopedia of knowledge
Drake Ts lecture gave students a variety of perspectives
rejuvenated Stevie Wonder. Drake continued to high-
light the importance of politics in the music scene,
playing oFortunate Son ? by Creedence Clearwater
Revival and oOhio ? by Neil Young.
The Southern Rock section was dominated by
of the decade and highlighted the infamous George
Clinton, Marvin Gaye and the emergence of a newly
3%
the Allman Brothers Band. However, when glitter
see ROCK page A5
said Assistant .
are finite, the less wasteful we
will become. Just throwing the
stuff we have away is wasteful;
we need to keep the long term
vision in mind. ?
Recycling is only one way
to reduce waste. Reducing the
amount of materials one uses
and re-using materials instead of
see RECYCLE page A5
Marisha Wallace performs a song during a general meeting of all Teaching Fellows and Maynard Scholars which was held last August.
recruitment, travel and student
activities. Within these commit-
tees, students plan upcoming
events, volunteer activities and
trips. There is also a professional
seminar for each class once a
month in which guest speakers
address topics and issues that will
be encountered in the classroom.
oAll of these activities pro-
vide additional preparation for -
pre-service teachers. Once they
become teachers, they serve on
committees and are leaders in their
schools, ? said Mary Beth Corbin,
program director.
Of course, it isn Tt all work and
Simple ways to
reduce/reuse:
® . Bring a cloth bag
to the store instead of using ©
_ plastic or paper bags (keep in
yourcar)
© Use a mechanical
pencil instead of a wooden
one
° Re-gift
e __if you are only
purchasing a few items at the
store, tell them you dont need
a bag
© _ Bring a travel mug or
cup when purchasing coffee
or other beverages
oe Use rag towels when
Cleaning instead of paper
towels
e Print on both sides of
the paper when possible, and
keep printed paper as scrap
° Donate used
clothing, furniture, toys and
other items to charity instead
of throwing them away
e Share magazine
subscriptions with a neighbor
-orfriend "
e __ Avoid excessive
packaging by avoiding single
serving packages and aimto
buy in bulk where possible
e Use gift bags when
wrapping presents so that the
recipient can re-use the bag
_@ Athome, use cloth
napkins instead of. paper
napkins
e Only buy and use
what you need
holarship
no play for these scholars. The stu-
dents have an automatic network
of friends and fellow teachers when
they come to ECU, as all freshmen
are required to live in Umstead hall.
This is not only an easy and auto-
matic way for students to make
connections within their field of
study, but it helps them adjust to
the stress of a new environment
by easing the process of making
new friends.
Another perk to the program
is the opportunity for travel.
Every year the sophomores
see FELLOWS page A5
Students voice
- opinions on age
differences
ASHLEY WALKER
STAFF WRITER |
their dating range just because
Celebrities like Demi Moore and
Ashton Kutcher promote the idea
where one person in the relation-
ship is considerably older than
the other. Yet, critics point to
relationships like Anna Nicole
Smith a
gap to be socially acceptable.
ducted by researchers Colette
relationships w. he woman is
the older member of the relation-
ship. Hence the reason Moor
and Kutcher received more public
backlash, than stars Tom os
and Katie Holmes.
among the public i
Is age really just a number?
_ more than others. Are there
certain times in a person Ts life
school or above, age isn't a major
Should college students limit
of a ten or fifteen year age gap?
_ ofthis May-December romance,
. Howard Marshall, - differen
questioning whet ra relation-_
ship can have too large ofanage
According to a study con- _
Banks and Paul Arnold, the
larger the age gap the less
socially acceptable the relation-
ship. Their study indicated that _
the public. Was more upset over
when research leans in their favor,
_ Another point of tou , n
oS
when age differences matter
where an age gap is ceed
less socially offensive?
oAs long as you are in high
factor, ? said Jennifer Ludewig, an
ECU sophomore. oI mean when
one person is 40 and the other is
60 its not a big difference. ?
As both people age, society _
usually becomes more accept-
g of the relationship. More |
societal outrage happens when
one person is in their 20s and
_ another is in their 40s.
_ The issue of significant age
s in dating relation- |
ships has become a larger con-
cern when those involved are 18
ars old or younger.
In Australia, a child protec-
up called Bravehearts
has sparked debate over whether
teenagers should be able 10
legally date someone who is
five years older or not. The
group is urging a new law to
be enacted because they feel _
too many teenagers have been
aken advantage of by adults. "
_ Movements like the Brave "
hearts Ts can hardly be surprising
_ Peconding to a study by
see AGE page AS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2007
THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ PULSE
Blood supplies remain critically low
Give the gift of life-
ELISE PHILLIPS
ASSISTANT PULSE EDITOR
A few times a year, students
at ECU have a chance to donate
something important and life
saving, yet many students don Tt.
When the American Red
Cross comes to campus with
hopes of receiving numerous
blood donations, they are often-
times disappointed.
Whether students are squea-
mish about needles or have a
schedule that is too busy to donate
blood, the fact remains that the
needed blood is not being donated
at the offered times.
Kasey Shue, Pitt County
account manager for the Red
Cross thinks that even a small
change could affect student Ts abil-
ity or willingness to donate blood.
oTraditionally, the campus
blood drives have been held
in Mendenhall Student
Center. However, Mendenhall
really isn Tt a central part of
campus. Blood donations may
increase if the drives were held in
an area that was more convenient
for students, ? said Shue.
Shue and her colleagues feel
that students should know the
importance of donating blood.
oECU students should make
blood donation a priority for
the same reasons that anyone
should... one blood donation
can save as many as three
lives. Also, there is 97 percent
chance that you or someone
you know will need blood in
your lifetime. In the United
States alone, someone needs blood
every two seconds, ? Shue said.
There are also other reasons
why students should donate. Some.
professors will give student Ts
extra credit for donating blood,
and students can receive up to five
volunteer hours for one donation.
These volunteer hours look great
on a resume or job application.
oNot only are the volunteer
hours great, it looks good on
your resume, and you can really
help people who are in need, ? said
Reggie O TNeal, senior communi-
cation major.
More importantly, Pitt County
Memorial Hospital uses more
blood than any other facility in
the Mid-Atlantic region. With the
approach of the new Heart Center,
donating blood will be more
important than ever in the future.
oIt is the surrounding com-
munity Ts responsibility to make
sure that we collect enough blood
to supply our local hospital with
an adequate amount of blood to
meet the needs of the patients.
oECU boasts the largest pop-
ulation of any institution in the
area. With a combined popula-
tion of nearly 30,000 individu-
als (staff, students and faculty)
there is no reason that we can Tt
collect a couple of hundred pints
of blood on campus at every
blood drive, ? Shue said.
To learn more about donating
blood, please contact Kasey Shue
at shuek@usa.redcross.org.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
FELLOWS
continued from A4
and juniors are taken on a trip
sponsored by the Teaching Fel-
lows program. Students get to
vote on the trip and this year
the sophomores chose the Outer
Banks for their allotted day
trip while juniors voted for an
all-expense paid trip to Boston.
The emphasis of this trip is
multiculturalism and educa-
tion. A conglomerate trip is
offered. to all Teaching Fellows
and is paid for by the profits
they make with their football
» concession sales. This year they
were able to go to Washington,
D.C. for a weekend.
oThe trips are educational,
fun and are new endeavors for
many of our students. Travel also
encourages the relationships of
the students and program staff, ?
said Parrish.
Teaching Fellows and May-
nard Scholars have worked very
hard to get where they are and
continue to strive for excellence
in their college careers. Through
dedicated studies, volunteer work,
program activities, and overall
determinism, these students live
up to their motto of othe best and
the brightest. ?
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
AGE continued from A4
Kris Gowen et. as published
in the Journal of Youth and
Adolescence, ninth grade girls
with older boyfriends were more
likely to be sexually experi-
oenced, often in alcohol or coercive
situations. Girls with boyfriends
who are at least three years older.
develop attitudes about relation-
ships and sexual activities that
can have lasting impacts on
their lives.
College provides a new situ-
ation where teenagers begin to
mature into adults, further defin-
ing what they are looking for in
a relationship. When asked how
they felt about age differences
in relationships, ECU students
thought age was not as much as
a factor as compatibility.
oAge doesn Tt matter as much
as a person Ts maturity level, ? said
Sophomore Jessica Davis. Davis
was previously in a relationship
with someone fours older back
in high school. When asked if
college students should date
older people in the workforce,
Davis said she could potentially
see problems in the relationship.
Davis explained that while in
college, many students. are,still
somewhat reliant on their parents
for financial support while some-
one in the workforce has to sup-
port themselves. However, while
problems could occur due to age
discrepancies, it is definitely pos-
sible for the relationship to work.
oCollege students tend to
date people closer to their age, ?
said Amy Lyndon, social psy-
chologist and professor in the
ECU Psychology Department.
Lyndon states that a three-year
difference is relatively significant
for college students.
oOne of the best predic-
tors of success is the similarity
between partners "it is true that
birds of a feather flock together, ?
Lyndon said.
A problem with age differ-
ences can occur when the power
dynamics of a relationship come
into play. Usually the older person
has more power in the relation-
ship, and can therefore influence
things like where a couple might
go on date or whose friends the
couple hangs out with.
Despite the public views on
age differences in relationships,
it really comes down to how indi-
viduals manage their relationship.
There have been success stories
and failures in age gap relation-
ships, just as with any other rela-
tionship boundary.
oAs. long as. you love some-
one, age should not matter, ?
Ludewig said.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
PAGE A5
RECYCLE continued from A4
Saving Time & Money
Is that
_ What is recycl
d oF s
7 Used, rebuilt, reconditioned or
| femanutactured products
_ Before and after "
_ «Pre-consumer material T is
| manufacturing waste used to
new products, such as
h
Cart, Wes Killingbeck
throwing them away are also vital
to decreasing waste. x
The ECU Recycling Pro-
gram offers the following tips
for decreasing waste. On campus,
bring your own cup or mug
when purchasing beverages, print
papers on both sides when pos-
sible, bring .your own bag when
going to the store and reduce the
amount of paper towels you use
to dry your hands.
Trade Commission, KAT illustration Bank
. : 1 '
product green T?
evaluating environmental claims in advertising and on product
labels, look for specific information that gives substance to the claims.
What's on a label?
+ Please recycle T: Product can be
collected and used again or made
| into other products; check with
your neighborhood recycling
program to see if it will accept
the product or package
: Recyclable T: You can return used
product to where it was
purchased or to manufacturer; for _
example, grocery bags returned
to store, used printer cartridges
sent back to maker
- Compostable T: Material in
product can be safely composted
in home or community compost
piles: if you use a community
facility, check to see that it _
accepts the material for
composting
© 2002 KRT
There are countless simple
ways that every person can mini-
mize the amount of waste gener-
ated, and more ideas can be found
at the ECU Recycling Program Ts
Web site, ecu.edu/facility_serv/
recycling.html.
Recycling bins are located
in the residence halls, class-
room buildings, offices and
other buildings throughout
campus. For those who live off
campus, Many apartment com-
plexes offer recycling collection.
People living in houses may par-
ticipate in curbside or backyard
pick-up of recyclable materi-
als; call the Greenville Public
Works Department 329-4527
for more information on how
to participate.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
ROCK continued from A4
Barry Drake Ts Must
Hear Albums:
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
Born To Run - Bruce
Springsteen
Sticky Fingers - The Rolling
Stones
Who's Next - The Who
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Sweet Baby James -.James
Taylor
Talking Book - Stevie Wonder.
American Beauty - The Grateful
Dead
Music From Big Pink - The
Band
and glam rock came up, Drake
affirmed that David Bowie was the
epitome of glam rock, especially
when he stated that Americans
did not know if he was oman,
woman, lizard oraman from mars. ?
He introduced the begin-
nings of heavy metal with the
arrival of Ozzy Osbourne and the
beginning of-art Rock. Drake led
the audience through the tragic
downfall of Syd Barrett and the
rise of Pink Floyd with Dark Side
of the Moon.
Rock and Roll Ts ultimate
blemish came in the late 1970s
with the Bee Gees and Disco.
However, Drake respectfully dis-
cussed the basics of the movement
and. the response with the Punk
movement with Johnny Rotten
and the Sex Pistols.
After two hours, Drake led
into the early 1980s with the
arrival of MTV, and a hope that
he will return for another year.
He was so down-to-earth and
held a short question/answer ses-
sion that included a discussion on
the state of music today.
Drake Ts view? Phish and
Nirvana are the last greats of
our generation, and every person
there agreed.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
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ports
BY THE-
NUMBERS
38
Games in a row that James
Pinkney started as the quar-
terback of the ECU football
team; Pinkney Ts first start
came on Nov. 8, 2003 when
he started as a redshirt fresh-
man against South Florida
and, ironically, his last start
came against South Florida
in the 2006 Papajohns.com
Bowl; three quarterbacks are
currently battling for the
2007 starting quarterback
Job vacated by Pinkney in
spring practice right now;
Sophomore Rob Kass is
leading the ney right now,
followed by fellow sopho-
more Brett Clay and junior
Patrick Pinkney; Kass is a
6-foot-4, 250-pounder that is
the only quarterback on the
2007 spring roster that has
attempted a collegiate pass,
as he attempted 19 passes in
relief of an injured Pinkney in
last season Ts bowl game
Game winnin
the 2004 ECU baseball that
was snapped by UNCW;; the
school-record streak was bro-
ken when the Seahawks beat
the Pirates 15-5 in Greenville
: on May 4, 2004; ECU will
try to avoid a repeat as it
carries its second-longest
winning streak in school his-
tory and the nation Ts longest
current winning streak of
13 games into Clark-LeClair
Stadium tonight at 7 p.m.
when it hosts UNCW
113
Baseball games that have
been played between ECU
and UNCW;; The Pirates have
played the Seahawks more
than any other opponent and
holds.a 61-52 advantage in
the series; the two teams used
to be rivals when they were
both in the Colonial Athletic
Association, but ECU left the
CAA and moved to C-USA
prior to the 2002 season;
since ECU left the CAA,
UNCW has won six of the
10 games in the rivalry, in-
cluding the last game played
between the two, 14-6 in
Greenville last March
ee
Innings that ECU and Mar-
shall played in softball last
Saturday; ECU lost both
games of the doubleheader by
one run, as it lost 5-4 in seven
innings in the first game
and 3-2 in nine innings in
the second; both teams only
used two pitchers on the day
as the starting pitchers for
both teams and in both games
pitched complete games; in
game two, Marshall Ts Aman-
da Luers pitched all nine in-
ee allowing only two runs
off of five hits while ECU Ts
Toni Paisley allowed three
runs and struck out six in 8
2/3 innings pitched
ostheakdor. ~~
Yards per completion for
ECU quarterback Rob Kass
in his senior season at Lake
Highland (Fla.) High School,
Rass completed 55 of his
100 passes for 1,300 yards
and nine touchdowns while
guiding the Highland offense
as a senior; the Florida na-
tive is the leading candidate
to replace departed starter
James Pinkey as the start-
ing quarterback of the 2007
ECU football team; in last
Friday Ts first scrimmage of
spring practice, Kass led the
first-team offensive unit to 11
first down and six-of-10 on
third down conversions; Kass
also completed all four of his
first passes in the scrimmage,
including a 17-yard connec-
tion with fellow sophomore
Jamar Bryant on his second
pass attempt _
oKass and Clay both have
great mental makeup and a
great desire to be a football
player. Now it Ts my job to
develop them fundamentally
a little more and get the tim-
ing and confidence level up
so they can be ready for game
situations. ?
- ECU football quarterbacks
coach Todd Fitch
Photo by Levinia Tyrrelll
Young
Prag
rate
* gnST CARBLINA
ROB KASS
oI think the past two years
have really helped me build
my knowledge of the offense.
Any time you get to go out
and play college football it Ts a
dream come true. ?
Photo by Levinia Tyrrelll
Kass and Clay vie for
the starting spot
GREG KATSKI
SPORTS EDITOR
When record setting quar-
terback James Pinkney finished
his stellar collegiate career with a
bruised leg and bruised ego in the
PapaJohns.comBowl against South
Florida, the attention of Pirate
Nation was immediately focused
on who would fill such big shoes.
Redshirt freshman Rob Kass
was thrown into the trenches of a
bowl game that saw Pinkney, who
was never injured substantially
during his four-year tenure as the
starting quarterback, get pum-
meled for more than three quarters
by the Bulls vicious linebackers.
While Pinkney sat on the
Pirates bench with a bulky cast
on his leg and a wet towel draping
his slouched head, Kass got his
first extended playing time in an
ECU uniform.
With the Pirates already down
24-7, Kass competed admirably,
going 10-of-19 for a game-high
138 yards.
Kass had no regard for his
safety, and was more excited
about getting to play on such a
big stage.
oAny time you get to go out and
play college football it Ts a dream,
come true, ? said Kass. oObviously
we would have liked to put the ball
in the end zone a couple of times,
but it was a great learning experi-
ence for me and a great experience
on the field against competition
like South Florida. ?
The learning curve has eased
a little bit since last season for
Kass, along with the other poten-
tial starters, Brett Clay (6-0, 207
pounds) and Patrick Pinkney (6-0,
195 pounds).
All three are young, inexperi-
enced quarterbacks with a tremen-
dous amount of upside. Kass, 6-4,
250 pounds, is noted for his physi-
cal presence and strong arm.
ECU football Head Coach Skip
Holtz has been impressed by Kass T
maturity and football IQ.
oHe has a lot of talent, ? said
Holtz. oObviously, he is not as
athletic as maybe some others
but I think when you look at his
strengths, he is a big, tall, physi-
{ECU's Inside Source}
quarterbacks are ready to step up
WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007
PAGE AG
e
cal, throwing quarterback. He
has a very strong arm and is very
intelligent. ?
At this point in spring prac-
tice Holtz has Kass projected as
the starter on the depth chart,
but competition has been fierce
between the three quarterbacks.
oRight now Rob Kass would
be the number one. He is young
but very talented. He is making
some mistakes but getting better
everyday, ? Holtz said.
Even so, Holtz makes it very .
clear that the Job is not guaranteed
and a lot of time remains between
now and the start of the season.
oT think they Tre all coming.
None of them have'played. None of
them have a lot of experience and
I think right now there are going
to be some growing pains but we
have to come out here everyday and
get better, ? said Holtz. oHopefully
at the end of a long summer we'll
be ready to play next fall. ?
The competition for the start-
ing spot has not led to any con-
troversy, and instead is a positive
way for the quarterbacks to hone
their game.
oIt Ts a competition every day.
It Ts competitive out on the field
everyday but when we get in the
locker room there Ts no grudges, it Ts
a healthy competition, ? said Clay.
Kass echoed the sentiments of
his teammate.
T oCompetition is always good,
we're all out there competing
against each other and trying
to make each other better, ? said
Kass.
Understanding offensive
schemes and. memorizing the
playbook is always a chief concern
for inexperienced quarterbacks.
Newly appointed quarterbacks
coach Todd Fitch, who was for-
merly the quarterbacks coach at
Iowa State .and has 10 years of
experience working with Holtz,
thinks the young guns are catch-
ing on well.
oKass and Clay both have great
mental makeup and a great desire
to be a football player. Their abil-
ity to take mistakes and correct
them so they don Tt make the same
mistakes over and over again is
key, ? said Fitch.
Fitch added, oThey want to
be good football players and they
like to play the game and compete.
They have a good understanding
of what the base of this offense
was and now it Ts my job to develop
them fundamentally, and get their
timing and confidence level up so
they can be ready for game situ-
ations. ?
Kass and Clay both seem satis-
fied with their understanding of
ECU Ts offense.
oOver the past two years,
- whether it was in practice or out on
the field I learned and really was
able to grasp a strong knowledge
of the offense, ? said Kass.
Clay had a similar response
when explaining his grasp of the
game.
oI Tve been through two seasons
and two spring practices so now
I know the playbook and now it Ts
just a matter of where to go with
the ball. ?
Kass and Clay also give credit
to Fitch for his teaching of funda-
mentals, and patience with their
development.
oCoach Fitch is one of the most
knowledgeable coaches. I Tve ever
met. Coach Holtz and Coach Petty
did a great job, but I think Coach
Fitch has really helped myself and
the other quarterbacks get to the
next level, ? Kass said.
The quarterbacks are making
progress everyday, but Holtz con-
tinued to preach patience, espe-
cially with top prospect Kass.
oIt takes a little bit longer
for that type of quarterback to
develop and materialize because
of the development that has to go
into the mental side of it than it
does an athlete that just puts the
ball under his arm and does what
God gave him the ability to do, ?
said Holtz.
Holtz added, oWhen you look
at most throwing quarterbacks,
they don Tt develop until their
junior and senior years. When
you look at James Pinkney and
what he did here as a junior and
senior, it was totally different from
what he did as a freshman and
sophomore. ?
Holtz understands that expec-
tations have skyrocketed since last
year, but knows that his top gun
slinger still has a lot to learn.
oHe just needs to keep evolving
into that role, and it Ts going to be
a year long process. ?
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
Keli Harrell had a rough outing in the first game of the series against Marshall, but came firing back in the third matchup to pitch a shutout.
Pirates take one from
Thundering Herd
JOSEPH MURPHY
STAFF WRITER
The ECU softball team lost
twice to the Marshall Thunder-
ing Herd in a doubleheader last
Saturday, but bounced back Sunday
with a shutout victory in Hunting-
ton, W.V.
In the first game Saturday,
the Pirates held a 4-3 lead in the
bottom of the sixth inning when
Marshall Ts Samantha Rodriguez
hit a two run home run off of the
Pirates starting pitcher Keli Har-
rell to give the Thundering Herd
the 5-4 victory. Erin St. Ledger,
Charina Sumner, and Jessica John-
son each had solo home runs and
Kaui Tom scored on a sacrifice fly
by Beth Nolan. Harrell allowed 10
hits, struck out two, and walked
one batter in six innings.
In the second game the Pirates
once again led going into the sixth
inning, this time 2-0 off a Thun-
dering Herd throwing error in the.
second inning that scored Joyce
Roddenberg and Beth Nolan. But
Marshall managed to score twice.
in the sixth inning, and later in
the bottom of the ninth for a 3-2
victory. Toni Paisley (9-3) received
the loss, pitching 8.2 innings,
striking out six batters, and sur-
rendering 10 hits and four walks.
oI'd say we actually played
some of our best ballof this whole
season, ? said Head Coach Tracey
Kee. oUnfortunately we went into
the sixth of both games and lost
a lead. ?
Kee blamed the losses on a lack
of offensive production rather than
pitching and fielding. oDefensively
we were OK, we just didn Tt string
our hits together or put enough
runs on the board to stay ahead. ?
Despite suffering to gut-
wrenching defeats Saturday, fresh-
man Paisley said the team tried to
learn from the losses.
oIf you lose a game by a blow-
out, something must have been
definitely wrong, ? said Paisley.
oBut to lose a close game, it means
you're working that much harder
and you stayed in there with the
team. ?
The Pirates responded in the
third game of the series, Sunday,
with a resounding 5-0 victory.
The Pirates scored all five runs
in the fourth inning. Three crucial
errors by the Thundering Herd
allowed three unearned runs. Kelli
Harrell (14-5) responded from her
game one defeat the previous day
with a dominating four-hit com-
plete game shutout. She struck out
one batter, walked two and retired
10 of Marshall Ts last 11 batters to
seal the win.
With .the victory, ECU
improved to 25-10 overall and 4-
2 in Conference USA and Marshall
dropped to 19-14 overall and 5-4
in conference play.
Head Coach Tracey Kee was
proud of Harrell Ts performance in
the Marshall series.
oThe first game we lost; it
basically came down to one bad
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ECU softball team weathers first true road test
MOST VALUABLE PIRATE
WEEKLY SOFTBALL AWARD
~ JESSICA JOHNSON ©
JOHNSON ©
Johnson led the Pirates to
victory Sunday at Marshall,
going 3-4 at the plate with an
RBI. She also had a solo home
run in game one of Saturday Ts
doubleheader. So far this season
Johnson leads the softball team
_ in batting average (.427), hits
(38), doubles (10), runs batted
in (28) and slugging percent-
age (.775). Although Johnson
is known more for her offensive
_ proficiency, she has been stellar
at first base. She committed
only two errors in 366 chances
at first base (.995 fielding per-
centage) during her freshman
campaign. Johnson also has a
knack for getting on base, as
last season she had an on base
percentage of .435, good for
fourth on the team.
On this weekend Ts series at
home against Tulsa " oTulsa
took two games from us last
_ year, so now that we have them |
on our home field we're all
really excited. Hopefully we
can keep up our offense because
that Ts what: will beat Tulsa. ?
Expect Johnson to lead the
Pirate batters in an attempt
to withstand the Golden Hur-
ricane this weekend.
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The Pirates were sky-high before being knocked down by Marshall.
pitch call on a girl and she hit a
two run homer, ? said Kee. oOther-
than that [Harrell] was in great
command of the game, and then
_ to turn around the next day and
throw a fourhitter against one of
the leading offensive teams in our
conference says a lot. ?
Kee was also proud of the way
.her team responded on Sunday
after two heart breaking defeats
Saturday.
oWe all felt like we were
kicked in the gut Saturday night.
Whenever you're six outs away
from victory and then you can Tt
pull it off it Ts a sickening feeling.
But I think that was our fire for
Sunday. We knew we had to get
more runs on the board and we
had to put it.out of reach, so on
the flipside as bad as it is I think
we turned it into a positive. ?
Sophomore Jessica Johnson
echoed Kee Ts sentiments.
oIt [the losses] got us moti-
vated for Sunday, but no one ever
likes dropping two games in one
day, ? said Johnson. oWe were
Eldridge is the fourth
Pirate to be honored in
2007
(SID) "Junior Harrison
Eldridge was named to the Col-
lege Baseball Foundation National
T Honor Roll after helping the No.
19 ECU Pirates to their 13th
' straight win after sweeping Mem-
phis in Conference USA play.
The reigning C-USA Hitter-
of-the-Week, batted .533 (8-for-
15) on the week and helped the
Pirates to a perfect 4-0 record.
In three of his four games played,
Eldridge collected two hits and
Harrison Eldridge, Jr., provides solid production from the leadoff spot.
doing well in conference and that
kind of set us back a little bit, but
I think we're excited about this
weekend. ?
The Pirates softball team
will be in action this afternoon
in Raleigh for a double header at
N.C. State, with games at 3 p.m.
and 5 p.m.
The Pirates will be back home
Saturday for a series against
C-USA foe Tulsa. ECU hosts.
a double header starting at 1
p-m. on Saturday, and wraps up
the series with one more game
Sunday at Ip.m.
Kee hopes that the team can
carry their momentum from Sun- -
day Ts win over into this week Ts play.
oHopefully we can match our
intensity and focus this weekend
against Tulsa, ? she said. oWe've
got our work cut out for us with
[N.C_] State tomorrow. They're a
quality top 25 program so it'll be
a good test to see where we are. ?
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
Harrison Eldridge recelves
national recognition
scored two runs, while pushing
his career multi-hit games to 43.
In all, he scored eight runs from
the lead-off spot in the batting
order, had three RBI, four doubles
and two walks, raising his batting
average to .358, which ranks third
on the team. :
Eldridge joins fellow class-
mates T.J. Hose (3/13), Shane
Mathews (3/20) and Dale Mol-
lenhauer (3/20) as 2007 recipients
of the national honor.
ECU (19-6) will host in-state
rival UNC Wilmington tonight
at 7 p.m. in the final contest of
its current 21-game home stand
before heading to Tulane for a
three-game series.
Men Ts golf finishes fifth at
Furman Intercollegiate
Junior Andre Thorsen
places ninth after
shooting par on the
final 18 holes
(SID) "Junior Andre
Thorsen carded even-par round
of 72 on the final 18 holes of the
Furman Intercollegiate to lead
the ECU men Ts golf team (288-
293-303=884) to a fifth-place
finish.
Virginia Tech (297-286-
290=873) won the tournament,
holding a four-stroke advantage
over second-place Elon (287-299-
291=877). :
Elon Ts Jason Judy turned in a
69 on the final 18 holes to win the
individual crown by three strokes.
Judy ended play with a 211 (71-71-
69). There was a three-way tie
Read.
for second place as Jacksonville Ts
Duncan Stewart, Rhode Island Ts
Ben Spitz and Stuart Carrihill of
Charleston Southern all carded
totals of 214.
Thorsen, competing as an
individual, had the Pirates T best
finish in the tournament, carding
a 217 (68-77-72) to finish in a tie
for ninth place. "
Senior Robin Smith shot a
final round 77 en route to a three-
round 219 and a tie for 15th place.
Juniors. Chris Ault and Martin
Nicholls each carded a final round
of 77 as well. Ault finished with
a three-round total of 224, tied
for 43rd, while Nicholls tallied
a score of 229 to finish in 74th
place.
ECU will return to action
April 2-3, when it hosts the Brad-
ford Creek Intercollegiate at the
Bradford Creek Golf Course. °
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