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The East Carolinian VOLUME 83, ISSUE 13 October 18, 2007
Sparks are set to fly this
Saturday when N.C.
State makes only its
second trip to Greenville
to play the rejuvenated
Pirates. Check out the
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YOUR SOURCE FOR CAMPUS
NEWS SINCE 1925
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007
Cokie Roberts featured as keynote
speaker for centennial celebration
One hundred
Incredible ECU
Women event held
ADELINE TRENTO
SENIOR WRITER
Yesterday, the Women Ts
Roundtable at ECU sponsored
oA Legacy of Leadership: 100
Incredible ECU Women T as part
of the centennial celebration.
The event, which was
held at the Greenville Con-
vention Center, honored 100
outstanding ECU alumni for
their contributions and accom-
plishments at the university.
oThe graduates recognized
A lot of female graduates have
helped and supported ECU, so
it is important to honor them for
their accomplishments. ?
The women were recognized
for their leadership in 10 catego-
ries including public service,
performing arts, fine arts, busi-
ness and industry, sports, edu-
cation, health sciences, media,
professional and research.
Along with celebrating the
ECU alumni, the luncheon also
offered a panel discussion on
women in leadership.
Throughout much of the
morning, a panel of honorees
spoke about their experiences
in leadership roles and offered
ideas on how young women can
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sports section for a full
three-page preview of the
game, including quotes
from the coaches and
some interesting facts
about the rivalry..........
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become leaders.
oThese women are positive
role models for students in their
respective areas, ? Bunch said.
oWe hope that by recogniz-
ing people in the past, they can
inspire students and become role
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5 women, ? said Wanda Bunch, the
fats st % Women Ts Roundtable chairman
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oWomen have played a major
© role in the development of this
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Ho as a.teacher Ts school, many of
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rivalry dates all the way
back to 1970, when the
squads played for the first
time. Turn to the sports
section for a quick history
lesson on the series;
including bowls, brawls
and bans... Page B3
Emerge Gallery will be
offering many classes
this fall open to students,
children and the public.
These classes range from
pottery to photography,
and start next week...
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Gokie Roberts, senior news analyst and political commentator, was the keynote speaker for the event.
New system introduced on Banner to submit pay
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_ Passphrase and select under Banner the Banner
System initiated this
week
NIA RICHARDSON
STAFF WRITER
On Oct. 16, work-study,
self-help and temporary
employees were able to access
the Banner Human Resources
(Banner HR system) to submit
timesheets for payroll.
Students can fill out their
timesheets by. following
the links on the tab labeled
oEmployee ? on the Banner Self
Service module.
Listed under the employee
tab are links to view and
update information about
timesheets, tax forms, bene-
fits, deductions and pay infor-
mation.
Each one of these links has
additional categories that give
you more information about
your salary.
Employees previously
used paper timesheets
to log hours worked and
to calculate their salaries.
Most of the departments
that have a large number of stu-
dent employees, such as Joyner
Library and Mendenhall Stu-
dent Center, will be using the
Banner HR system.
Students will log their
work hours using a process
called Web Time Entry, which
calculates the hours by the
amount the employee is get-
ting paid an hour.
Some student employees
are skeptical of the new system,
expressing concerns over how
the change may affect the rou-
tine in which they submit their
timesheets to their supervisors.
oMaybe it will be easier,
but some people think it will
take more time, ? said a cir-
culation assistant at Joyner
Library.
Other students feel that
the new system will decrease
the margin of error when fill-
ing out the payroll.
oI don Tt like if you miss
a day and forget to turn in
your sheet, you don Tt get
paid, ? said Trent McDou-
gald, event assistant.
oLike now, if you Tre busy
and maybe forget [to turn in
a timesheet] you can go back
and do it. ?
Supervisors have
been preparing over the
summer to implement the
new system to employees.
oThe Banner team has
put on various training ses-
sions for supervisors, includ-
ing an available Power-
Point and training manual, ?
said Larry Donley, direc-
tor of student employment.
Employees were sent
emails with attachments of
the manual to inform them of
the change..
The introduction of this
system was also established
to serve other purposes. The
Banner HR system is a means
to reduce paper usage.
oThe university needed a
system to do things electroni-
cally so as to cut back on how
much paper is being used, ?
Donley said.
According to..Donley,. in
the future all payroll checks
will be distributed by direct
deposit as mandated by Ers-
kine Bowles, president of the
University of North Carolina
system.
The day the system was
made available online marked
the first pay period that can
be logged in by the Web Time
Entry. The pay period will end
on Oct. 31.
For the first pay period,
employees must log all hours
worked on the Banner HR
system by Nov. 2 to receive
their paychecks on Nov. 19.
This writer may be contacted at
news@theesastcarolinian.com.
Self Service link.
Select the Employee link.
Select the Time Sheet link.
On the Time Sheet Selection screen do. the
following:
1. Choose the correct ibhidensiment
_by selecting the radio button under MY
CHOICE.
2. Click on the drop down list low view
the time sheet to be completed for the
next open payroll date. The status will
be NOT STARTED
3. Click Time Sheet
the day you wish to ohtec aise and click on
oEnter Hours ? to begin time entry.
STEP 6:
On the daily Time In and Out screen enter time in
and time out using a 15 minute interval format,
be sure to select AM or PM. Click SAVE
STEP 7:
To continue entering hours for another day, click ?
Next Day and repeat STEP 6.
STEP 8:
your time.
STEP 9:
Click Timesheet if you have concluded entering
On the Summary of Reported Time screen review
your time sheet then click on Previous Menu.
STEP 10:
You should now be back at the Time and Leave
Reporting screen. Click Submit for Approval "
when you are ready for your time sheet to be
processed for payment. There will be a message
stating that oyour time sheet was submitted
successfully. ?
it will be your responsibility to track the approval progress of your time
sheet. The two designated approvers must approve your timesheet prior
to the web time entry closing date in order for you to be paid.
Purple and Gold Fan Jam plans
to rally up students
open at 5 p.m., but the actual
event will not start until 6 p.m.
At 6 p.m., Dennis Haskins,
known as Mr. Belding from the
television show, oSaved by the
Bell, ? will be speaking.
This will be followed by an
appearance from the football
team and coaches, as well as a
performance by the Nubiance
hip-hop dance team.
Following this will be
an introduction of the play-
ers and a 20-minute wom-
en Ts basketball scrimmage.
_ Next will be a oSaved by the
Bell ? trivia contest. The partici-
pants for this contest will be the
first five students who e-mail
Whitney Woods.
Additional information may
be found on a Facebook group
called oMr. Belding is coming
to ECU. ?
There will be prizes for
Up Til Dawn to
host meeting
Organization works to
raise awareness for
charity
YAZID FINN
STAFF WRITER
ECU is hosting its second
Up Til Dawn All-Team Meet-
ing today from 4 p.m.-9 p.m.
The event raised over
$30,000 last year and par-
ticipants are hoping to
continue their contribu-
tions through letter writ-
ing to raise awareness for
St. Jude Children Ts Hospital.
St. Jude Children Ts Hospi-
tal is a pediatric treatment and
research facility that treats chil-
dren with cancer and other cat-
astrophic diseases, according
to the facility Ts official website.
Donations collected for the
children play a vital role in
Severyone who participates and a
agrand prize for the winner.
| 5 After the trivia contest, the
ECU Marching Pirates Drum
the amount that the patients
have to pay.
The bill for the treatment
only reflects the cost that
Pep rally for the
The ECU Dance Team will help promote school spirit at the Purple adn Gold Fan Jam on Friday.
first Purple and Gold Fan Jam.
their support, ? said Robbin
Line will do a performance, fol-
lowed by the ECU dance team
and cheerleaders.
patient Ts insurance covers and
individuals without insurance
aren't asked to pay anything.
NEWS oes Mocha as upcoming basketball This isapeprally for theupcom- Taylor, director of marketing oThe football team being Transportation and living
FEATURES. ....... Page A10 ing basketball season and the for the Athletic Department. there thenightbeforeabig game costs are also covered by St.
season ECU v. N.C. State University The event will start around along with all the other teams Jude Children Ts Hospital,
OR Soe ase Page B1 football game the next day. 4:30 p.m. outside of Minges and cheerleaders, dance groups, _ according to the website.
ALYCIA WENDT oMy expectations are to Coliseum, where the dining band, the Student Pirate Club, Students aren't being
OPINION. nse Page AQ STAFF WRITER get the students excited services will serve dinner for etc. should make for a festive asked to contribute money to
CLASSIFIEDB.........Page A16
On Friday, Oct. 19, the ath-
letic department is hosting the
about the season and hope-
fully they will keep coming out
to all of the games and show
everyone. The food is free with a
meal card or $5 per person.
The doors to Minges will
night, ? said Mack McCarthy,
see FAN JAM page A7
the charity, but they are being
see MEETING page A5
News
PIRATE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Breast Cancer Awareness
Thursday, Oct. 18
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wright Plaza
The Susan G. Komen
Foundation will be on campus
to educate students, staff
and faculty about breast
cancer. The foundation will be
housed in an interactive trailer
featuring several computers
where visitors can learn more
about this disease. Educational
information, pink ribbons, pink
armbands and other giveaways
will be available, and a variety
of campus organizations will
be represented in a nearby
pink tent.
2nd Annual Beta Nu Clothesline
Art Sale and Fall Banquet
Thursday, Oct. 18
11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Rock Springs Equestrian Center
Art sale with 20 percent of
proceeds for original artwork
going to Beta Nu nursing
scholarships and research
awards. The event is being
held in conjunction with the
fall banquet of the Beta Nu
Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau,
the international honor society
of nursing. Guest speaker is
Dr. Sandra Walsh on oMaking
Connections through Art.
oUp Til Dawn ? meeting
Thursday, Oct. 18
4-9 p.m.
Bate 1032
The ECU student oUp Til
Dawn ? All-Team Meeting is
recruiting students to send out
letters to help raise awareness
and support for St. Jude
Children Ts Hospital.
Salsa Dance
Friday, Oct. 19
Instruction: 7:30; dance: 8:30-
11 p.m. Admission charged.
Willis Building
A non-alcohol/non-smoking
event.
ECU Folk and Country
Dancers. 752-7350
ACHIEVE: How to Take Notes
. and Study Notes Effectively
Tuesday, Oct. 23
7-8 p.m.
Garrett Hall Lobby
Each class you take probably
has multiple books, as well
as the material covered in
lectures, you will have to takes
notes on. Come find out from
a professor, how to take notes
effectively to make studying
less stressful.
Women Ts Studies Wednesday
Wednesday, Oct. 24
1 p.m.
Bate 1006
A new series--Women Ts Studies
Wednesdays--is making its
debut this semester. Bring
your lunch and come listen
to research being conducted
by Women Ts Studies faculty
members. Timm Hackett:
A Thousand Other Simple
Things "The Importance of
Fairy Tales.
Muslim Fulbright scholar visits
ECU ;
Thursday, Oct. 25
7 p.m.
Willis Building
ECU will host Dr. Aslam Khaki,
of Pakistan, for four weeks in
October and early November
through the Fulbright Visiting
Specialist Program: Direct
~. Access to the Muslim World.
HumorFest
Kinky Friedman, Andrei
Codrescu, Jill McCorkle
Thursday, Nov. 1
ecu.edu/humor
Mendenhall Student Center
ECU will feature at its first-
ever HumorFest author
Jill McCorkle, poet Andrei
Codrescu,.and rock-n-
roller Texas novelist Kinky
Friedman. The entire
HumorFest conference
- and tickets for these
events - are now available
for sale at the ECU Box
Office at. 1-800-ECU-ARTS
or 252-328-4788, or by
visiting www.ecu.edu/humor.
Individual tickets are $15
in advance/$20 at the door.
Full conference access
is free for ECU students,
$25 for students of other
campuses, $80 for all
others participants (which
includes one ticket to each
keynote event).
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More than 800 people were present at the event that was held at The Greenville Convention Center.
models for them in the future. ?
Cokie Roberts, a senior
news analyst for National Public
Radio and a political commen-
tator for ABC News, was the
keynote speaker at the event.
Roberts has covered politi-
cal issues for more than 15 years
and is recognized as being one
of the 50 greatest women in the
history of broadcasting.
oCokie Roberts is an incred-
ible woman and a leader in her
profession, ? Bunch said.
oIt was an honor to have her
speak here and it is very fitting
because she is such a strong
female leader. ?
Roberts spoke about women
in leadership as well as the
changes and problems that are
faced in the professional world.
oThe big issue remains the
problem with balancing work
and family. We have to continue
to browbeat employers for care-
DREAM NATION
taker friendly environments, ?
Roberts said.
oThe key to leadership is the
willingness to sacrifice. ?
Students seemed to have
enjoyed Robert Ts speech and
found it as helpful. .
oI believe that the speech
was really empowering and it
influenced all of us here to go
out and start making an impact
if we haven't already done so, ?
said Diana Gliga, junior biol-
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Roberts expressed that she
had women in her life that were
positive role models.
oI have been lucky enough
to grow up with women in very
powerful positions setting great
examples, ? Roberts said.
Not only did Roberts offer
words of wisdom about her path
to success, she also recognized.
the other honorees for their
accomplishments.
Photo by ECU News Services
oThe women being honored
here today are remarkable
women who have achieved
in every field, ? Roberts said.
Also honored at the event
was Laura Leary Elliot, the
first African-American stu-
dent to graduate from ECU.
Elliot graduated from
the School of Business in
1966 and she was honored
for being an important his-
toric figure at the university.
oT think that it is very impor-
tant for Mrs. Elliot to be recog-
nized because so many people
don Tt think about who paved the
way for them, ? said Quontelya
Harper, Leary-Elliott Commit-
tee member.
oBeing an African-Amer-
ican female myself, I truly
believe that she paved the way
for me. Her actions back then
set it so I can walk around the
campus of ECU and proudly
say that I am a student. She
took a stand and did not allow
any discrimination to define
who she was, proving so many
people wrong. ?
After the event, many
of. the honorees came back
to ECU to meet with stu-
dents and discuss issues.
The women met with stu-
dents in the Mendenhall Stu-
dent Center, the Allied Health
Sciences Building and other
locations on campus.
The alumni provided advice
to students followed by an
informal talk and opportunity
to ask questions.
oThis event was an incred-
ible opportunity for ECU stu-
dents:to make personal con-
nections with some of the most
accomplished and distinguished
of our ECU people, ? said Patri-
cia Anderson, co-coordinating
chair of the Centennial Plan-
ning Task Force.
oThese kinds of opportuni-
ties don Tt happen every day.
It Ts the special nature of the
centennial that has provided
this chance. ? .
More than 800 people
attended the luncheon and
most students felt that it was
very beneficial to recognize the
outstanding female graduates.
oT feel that it is important to
honor not only Mrs. Elliot, but
the other 99 women because for
so many years women were kind
of put on the back burner T and
not recognized for being strong,
intelligent leaders, T Harper said.
oNow it is time to say, we
recognize and appreciate you
for who you are and what you
have done. ?
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com
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Text alert service gets
an increase 1n users
Alert messages are offered throught text messages..
Over 1,000 students
have signed up
WILLIAM HALL
STAFF WRITER
The number of students
registered for ECU Ts text alert
service has increased in the last
month, going from 610 users
at the end of August to 1,875
users at the end of September.
Technically 2,084 students
have attempted to register, but
209 students incorrectly input
their data.
The number comes from
the latest tally, which was done
three weeks ago.
The providers of the ser-
vice have been promoting the
text alert service heavily by
way of invitational emails and
fliers.
Even though the number
is still low considering enroll-
ment, the providers of the ser-
vice are still hoping that more
students will take advantage of
what they are offering.
oWe want people to know
we're here, ? said Erica Plouffe
Lazure, project member of the
text alert service initiative.
oIt Ts our hope to get as
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Instructions for Text Message Alerts :
1 Go to OneStop: onestop.ecu.
your Pirate ID and password.
Select 3 if Service Banner. ? .
Select oPersonal Information. ?
Select oUpdate Addresses and Phones
Inthe oLocal ? section,
many people as possible to
use it. ?
Users of the service will be
sent ECU Alert messages con-
cerning weather, evacuations,
closings or any other kind of
state of emergency directly to
their cell phones.
Currently, only students
and their family members
have access to the service, but
later this fall faculty members
will have the opportunity to
register for it via Banner Self-
Service.
The service came about as
a result of ECU reevaluating
its security measures after the
shootings at Virginia Tech.
This is one of many secu-
rity methods available to the
campus; other methods include
emergency emails and hotlines.
Some other measures that
are being considered include
a siren system and Voice Over
Internet Protocol.
Students who are inter-
ested in using this service are
encouraged to register.
Sign up is free and is avail-
able at www.ecu.edu/alert/.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Low: 62F
Wind: southerly 5-10 mph
% Precipitation Probability: 20
General Weather: mostly sunny
FRIDAY:
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Low: 64
Wind: southerly 10-15 mph
% Precipitation Probability: 50
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. Low: low 50s
Wind: westerly 10-1 5mph
% Precipitation Probability: 30
General Weather: mostly cloudy with chance of light rain
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Students participate in the Up Til Dawn meeting last year.
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tion of prospective donors.
oWe ask that students bring
50 addresses with them if pos-
sible, ? said Travis Bartlett, mar-
keting and PR coordinator.
Postage cost will not be a
factor that student volunteers
will have to worry about when
deciding to participate.
oAll the letters are prewrit-
ten and stamps are provided. ?
Not much is being asked of
students, except for their time
and cooperation.
oAll students are asked to
do is fill out the envelopes with
the address they bring with
them for family, relatives and
friends, ? Bartlett said.
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Students agree that this
event will be great opportu-
nity to help these children and
create awareness.
oFor students that may not
Although the meeting have a chance to see someone
will last five hours, students
affected by cancer in their life,
aren't being asked to stay giving to a cause like this can be
for the entire duration of the
meeting.
oIt Ts a great chance for stu-
dents to come help out. It Ts a
great feeling of gratification
whether they spend ten minutes
or an hour, ? Bartlett said.
a real eye opener, ? said Samuel
Vermeulen, sophomore psychol-
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why any student here couldn Tt
donate a few minutes of their
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held at the end of the year in the
Campus Recreation Center to
celebrate the organization and
student Ts accomplishments.
Students are encouraged to
come to this event that Ts being
held in Bate 1032. Food will be
provided.
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the website.
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breast cancer
awareness guide
Since the advent of the pink ribbon, health experts have been working
hard to educate women about breast cancer. While we Tve come a long way,
continuing to spread the right information is crucial. We asked top experts to
dispel common myths and misinformation and clarify how women can protect
themselves now.
A BETTER WAY
TO EXAMINE YOUR BREASTS
For years women have been told to check their breasts for lumps
by using a circular motion. But more and more doctors are now rec-
ommending a different technique known as the vertical strips method.
oIt provides more.thorough coverage of the breast, including under
the arm, ? says Debbie Saslow, Ph.D., director of breast and gyneco-
logic cancers at the American Cancer Society, which now recom-
mends this method for women who do breast self exams. And accord-
ing to Harvard researchers, the technique has a better track record of
detecting smaller lumps than the circular exam.
@ Imagine a grid drawn horizontally from your armpit to your
breastbone, and vertically from your collarbone to just under
your breast.
@ Using the pads " not the tips " of your three middle fingers,
move in tiny circles and apply varying degrees of pressure, starting
under the armpit. Move your fingers down to the next square and repeat. .
Continue these vertical strips until you Tve covered the entire grid.
@ A thorough exam of both breasts should take at least 10
minutes. At your next checkup,.ask your doc-
tor to review the vertical strips technique
to find out abot
WHAT REALLY AFFECTS
YOUR CANCER RISK
Myths and misinformation are rampant
when it comes to risk factors and causes of
breast cancer. Here Ts what you need to be
concerned about and what you don Tt.
Is it true that ...
© Wearing antiperspirants and underwire
bras can lead to breast cancer?
No. Several studies have found no link
between these products and breast cancer
tisk, says Dr. Victoria Seewaldt, director of
myths of th
" Womansday.com
gained 21 to 30 pounds after age 18 had a 40
percent higher risk, compared with women who
kept their weight within 5 pounds.
If you do see the number on the scale creep up,
bringing it down can be protective: Data from the
ongoing Nurses T Health study found that women
who shed 22 pounds after menopause reduced their
risk by 57 percent.
WHAT WOMEN KNOW
ABOUT BREAST CANCER
Woman Ts Day and National Women Ts Health
Resource Center Survey surveyed more than 8,000
women to find out what they know " and don Tt
know " about breast cancer.
Risk factors
@ The majority of women who responded knew that having a fam-
ily member with the disease raises your risk.
@ Nine out of 10 women knew that
you Tre stil] at risk even if you don Tt have a
family history of breast cancer.
@ Forty-seven percent of women didn Tt
know that getting older raises your risk for
: ® | pcan gh developing the disea
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th e Fig ks eng © Only 32 percent of women surveyed
thought that being overweight puts them at
risk, but research shows that it does.
Mammograms
@ The good news: 91 percent of women
who are 40 and older have had a mammo-
d i sease an ?,? san tos neatly as of women are
@ A study showed that rates at which
women are getting mammograms have.
the breast cancer prevention program at Duke | ee d eo
Berea a 4 : gone down. We learned that 15 percent of
University. One theory was that using ancper A EETD FUQVW FO Schcrnccons too much, id secen
spirants or wearing certain types of bras
would impede lymphatic flow through the
breast, causing cancer-causing toxins to build
think it Ts too painful, and 10 percent are
worried that the doctor will find something.
$
up, but that Ts just not true, says Dr. Virginia lower you r He « k Po eine an ol omen sae 10.08
Kaklamani, assistant professor of oncology at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
@ You're destined to get the disease if you have a family history of it?
No. oMost people who have a mother who developed breast can-
cer after menopause only have a modest increase in risk compared to
the general population, ? says Dr. Claudine Isaacs, clinical director of
the breast cancer program at the Georgetown University Medical
Center.
Plus, there Ts a difference between having a family history of the
disease and having a genetic predisposition. If a close relative is
diagnosed with the disease (including on your father Ts side), you
have a family history. Carrying a mutation in one of the. so-called
breast cancer genes BRCA I or Ill indicates a genetic predisposition,
which raises your lifetime risk of developing the disease 40 to 80
percent, Isaacs explains. That may sound high, but it still doesn Tt
mean you will definitely get breast cancer, Isaacs says. oThere are
many lifestyle factors that come into play, including whether you ~
exercise and are at a healthy weight, that can mitigate your risk, ? she
says,
Plus, if you have a BRCA I or II mutation, you can take measures
to lower your odds. For example, removing the ovaries before
menopause reduces breast cancer risk by 50 percent. That Ts why it Ts
important to discuss your family history " and your options " with
your doctor.
@ Having more than one drink daily increases your risk?
Yes. Women who have two to five drinks daily increase their
breast cancer risk 50 percent compared to those who abstain from
alcohol, according to the American Cancer Society. The theory is that
the way alcohol is metabolized leads to higher estrogen levels in the
bloodstream, which ups your odds of developing the disease.
oWomen should have less than a drink a day, ? Seewaldt says. One
drink is a 10-ounce beer, a 4-ounce glass.of wine or one shot of hard
liquor.
@ Being overweight is a risk factor?
Yes. oOverweight or obese women do have an increased risk for
developing breast cancer in their postmenopausal years, ? says Dr.
Anne McTiernan, director of the-prevention center at the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. oWe think it Ts because
these women have high levels of estrogens, testosterone and inflam-
matory markers such as C-reactive protein and insulin " all of which
can cause breast cells to grow excessively. ?
THE NO. 1 HABIT
THAT LOWERS YOUR RISK
Exercise. oWe think that physical activity reduces your risk by
lowering levels of estrogen and other hormones, in large part by
reducing body fat, ? McTiernan says. You don Tt have to sweat it out
for hours on end to reap the benefit: A landmark study involving
more than 74,000 women found that those who walked briskly for an
hour and a half to two and a half hours weekly cut their risk of breast
cancer by 18 percent.
Staying active can also help you maintain a healthy weight, which
lowers your risk of the disease. One study found that women who
Sophisticated li
said they didn Tt think they needed one yet.
Wrong! Getting a mammogram annually
starting at age 40 is the best way to catch the disease in its earliest,
most treatable stage.
HOW TO HELP OUT A FRIEND
It Ts-hard to know what to do when someone you know is hit with a
breast cancer diagnosis. Remember that your friend is in a whirlwind
and may not know yet how you can help, or she might be
uncomfortable asking. Instead of saying, oLet me know
if you need anything ? or asking oWhat can I do? ? here
are a few things you can do that will definitely be of
help:
@ Hire a cleaning service for your friend, or come over
and do chores yourself. While it Ts never fun, housekeeping
becomes a huge burden when you're exhausted from.chemo.
@ If she Ts a close friend, offer to serve as her infor-
mation distribution contact. She may grow tired of
explaining her diagnosis and progress repeatedly, and
it can be overwhelming coming out of surgery and
treatment while simultaneously keeping family and
friends updated. If you offer to send out group e-
mails and answer questions post-first surgery or
chemo, friends will quickly learn to look to
you, rather than her, for information, thereby
taking a burden off of her.
@ Offer to go for walks or exercise with
her. Some light exercise is often recom-
mended during chemo. Don Tt push it,
but she may enjoy the company on
days when she Ts up to it.
© Avoid giving heavily scented
bath or beauty products. Not only
can scents be nauseating during
chemo, using a favorite scent
can forever ruin the smell for
her, instantly recalling the
nausea of chemo whenever
she catches a whiff!
@ When you come to visit,
bring food, but make it bland.
Treating her to her favorites
seems like a great idea, but the nausea and negative associations
apply here, too. If you do bring food, make it something that Ts easy to
clean up.
@ Baby-sit or take her kids for a day.
@ Offer to drive and/or accompany her to and from chemo treat-
ment and doctor Ts appointments. Take notes while she Ts at the doctor
" it Ts just too much to remember sometimes.
@ The hair loss is traumatic, and she will probably be concerned
about the way she looks. Offer to take her shopping for hats and
scarves, as opposed to just buying them for her.
She will probably want to choose her own.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
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The Purple and Gold Jam aims to get studnets excited about the upcoming basketball season and fill the stadium with fans.
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All of the ECU athletic teams will be present and introduced
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There will be special oSaved by the Bell ? skits performed by
members of the Sedcnt Athletes Advisory Ua (SAAC),
mimicking episodes from the show.
The final event will conclude with a three-point shooting con-
test. Each team will consist of a player from the men and women Ts
basketball teams and a student. There will be four teams of three.
The.winning team will.be-awarded.a prize
Once all the events are over, Mr. Belding will be sticking
around Minges to sign autographs and take pictures with fans.
The funding for this event is done through the Athletic Depart-
ment. It is being organized by the ECU Sports.Marking Department.
This event isn Tt geared towards one sport in general, but is
specifically focused on starting the basketball season on, a posi-
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Congress unable to News briefs:
conduct quorum |
Could affect
emergency funding
WHITNEY JENKINS
STAFF WRITER :
Last week on Oct. 8, the SGA
congressional body met but did
not conduct any new business
because they aren't allowed to
conduct quorum, according to
the SGA constitution.
oThe SGA Student Congress _
is still able to meet, however, the
congress has not been able to
establish quorum to do official
business because of the wording
in their constitution, T said Corey
King, assistant vice chancellor
for student experiences. ©
oA quorum consists ofa major-
ity of all the qualified members
of the Student Congress. When
a lésser number than a quorum
convenes, the members may sit
as body politic, but no business
can be concluded in the name of
Student Congress, T states statue
300.4 of the constitution.
The absence of quorum exists
because of the incorrect propor-
tions of members-at-large and
congress members that represent
organizations and residence
halls. -
There are three guidelines
stated in Section [V of the
article of legislative powers _
in the constitution that states
whom congress 1s composed of:
a representative from each stu-
dent organization who receives
annual funding from SGA,
representatives-at-large must
be equal to the number of annu-
ally funded student organiza "
tions and one representative
from each residence hall must
become an elected member of
congress.
oAt this point, congress has
annually funded over 50 student
organizations and therefore
should have 50 at large members _
and representatives from each "
hall government. This means
over 100 members of congress, ?
King said.
oAt this point we only fave 12
at large members. ?
The matter of quorum doesn't
seem to have an affect on orga-
nizations that have previously
applied for funding last spring.
oOrganizations will get fund- "
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ing for what they applied for in
the spring, said Keri Brockett,
_ SGA president.
All organizations have dan
money in their account, accord-
ing to Brockett.
This issue could pose prob-
lems for organizations that are
seeking emergency funding
from SGA. :
_ oThe issue at hand has poten-
tial to negatively affect organiza- :
_tions seeking emergency fund-
ing, ? said Michaelina Antahades,
congress representative.
_ oTf no new business can be
brought to the congress f floor,
even if the appropriations com-
mittee meets with an organiza-
tion for their interview, congress
can not vote on an amount of
money to appropriate to the
group and the group will have
to wait longer to receive their
funds. ?
Measures are being ken to
correct this _ " ina 7)
manner.
oI Tve been in ocontact with
campus leaders. We are trying
_ to find the best way to see that
students voices are being heard, T
said Ashley Yopp, speaker of the
congress.
A steering committee has
been established in which stu-
dents can serve as members,
according to Yopp.
oA constitutional task force
is being developed as a mecha-
nism to review the constitution
and make Tecomimendanons,
Some members of th judicial
_ board are also looking into the
matter.
o have asked for a consuls
_ tional interpretation from the
SGA attorney general, ae
Dessie, T King said. _
oYhe constitution i
review for its function t
that it Ts serving its proper use, ?
said April Baer, president of the
Communication Graduate Student
Association. __
Thei interpretation of the con-
stitution is expected to be finished
and expressed to congress next
_week, according to King.
To find out more about SGA,
visit the website at ecu.edu/sga or
call the office at 328-4742.
This writer may be contacted at
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stock sales; NC official sought
WASHINGTON (AP) "
The Securities and Exchange
Commission is examining stock
sales of the chief executive of
Countrywide Financial Corp.,
the nation Ts largest mortgage
lender, a person familiar with the
matter said Wednesday.
The informal SEC inquiry
of stock sales by CEO Angelo R.
Mozilo has been under way for
a while, the person said, speak-
ing on condition of anonymity
because the probe has not been
made public.
The inquiry was reported
online Wednesday afternoon by
The Wall Street Journal.
Mozilo sold some $130 mil-
lion in Countrywide stock in the
first half of the year through a
prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan.
These plans allow.a company
insider to set up a program in
advance for such transactions
and proceed with them even ifhe
or she comes into possession of
material nonpublic information.
North Carolina's state trea-
surer last week asked the SEC
to investigate Mozilo Ts stock
sales. He raised questions about
changes made to Mozilo Ts plan in
the months before the company Ts
stock plunged, allowing Mozilo
to significantly increase his sales
of Countrywide shares.
Mozilo has sold company
shares through prior arrange-
ments since 2004; the pace of
his sales began to quicken last
October when he put.a new plan
into effect.
Smithfield files federal
racketeering lawsuit against union
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) "
Smithfield Foods Inc. filed a civil
racketeering lawsuit Wednesday
against the United Food and Com-
merical Workers union, which for
more than a decade has waged an
outspoken campaign to organize
workers at the company Ts massive
hog slaughterhouse in rural North
Carolina.
The lawsuit, filed in federal
court in Richmond, Va., accuses the
union of engaging in a public smear
campaign that included seeking
frivolous regulatory investigations
and providing false statement to
analysts aimed at depressing the
company Ts stock price.
The union, Smithfield said in
the lawsuit, conspired to force the
company to recognize it as the
oexclusive bargaining representa-
tives ofhourly employees ... regard-
less of the degree of actual employee
support for such representation, by
injuring Smithfield economically
until Smithfield either agreed to
defendant Ts demands or was run
out of business. ? .
The lawsuit was filed two days
after the Smithfield, Va.-based
company called off talks aimed.
at holding an organizing election
at the plant, which the union has
tried to organize since it opened in
1992. The talks broke down over
whether Smithfield Ts complaint
_that the union wanted to right to
lobby workers, but refused to allow
the company to do the same.
oWe went to the table in
good faith, ? Smithfield spokes-
man Dennis Pittman said. oThe
demands they made were just
impossible. ?
In rejecting the demand, the
union cited Smithfield Ts history of
harassing union supporters during
organizing elections held in 1993
and 1997. A federal appeals court
ruled in 2006 that Smithfield
improperly influenced the elec-
tions. Earlier this year, Smithfield
reached a settlement with the
National Labor Relations Board
and agreed to pay $1.1 million
in back wages, plus interest, to
employees that the company fired
during union elections.
Etheridge is 2nd NC rep to change
mind on child health insurance
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) " With
prospects for an override still unlikely,
another North Carolina Democrat
changed his mind Wednesday and
said he will vote with the majority
in his party to support a bill that
expands children Ts health insurance
coverage.
Bob Etheridge
Rep. The bill passed, but Presi-
dent Bush vetoed it, setting up an
override vote scheduled for Thurs-
day. About two dozen lawmakers in
the House would have to change their
- votes to override Bush Ts veto, but as
of late Wednesday bill supporters
owere well short of the number.
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Mike McIntyre
Rep. Etheridge, a former state
superintendent of public instruction,
said that his olife Ts work has been to
provide for a better future for the
next generation, and health care is
critically important to that effort. ?
The State Children Ts Health
Insurance Program ois an effective
initiative to extend health insurance
to working families who otherwise
cannot afford to send their children
to the doctor when they are sick, ? he
said in a news statement.
Easley says people responding to
conservation call in drought
- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _Com-
munities across North Carolina
are heeding Goy. Mike Easley Ts
call to increase their efforts to
conserve water in the face of a
lasting drought that has reduced
the state Ts sparkling reservoirs to
muddy puddles.
oWe are getting tremendous
cooperation, ? Easley said. oPeople
are doing what we are asking them
to do. We are going to have to ask
them to do a little bit more, and I
think they expect that. ?
Easley met Wednesday with
officials from the Department of
Crime Control and Public Safety,
including the National Guard, and
the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, to discuss
the state Ts plans for water conserva-
tion and ensure local communities
are cooperating with their public
water systems.
Earlier this week, Easley
stopped short ofimposing statewide
water rationing, but asked people to
stop watering lawns and washing
cars, to turn off the water when
shaving or brushing their teeth,
- and shut off water fountains and
other ornamental devices. He also
told the state Ts local governments
to improve their water conserva-
tion efforts.
oT think they now understand
that we very well could be into
water rationing if we do not start
cutting back, ? Easley said.
Since Easley Ts request, several of
the state's largest cities " Raleigh,
Durham and Cary. among them
" have responded by enacting
tighter restrictions on outdoor
water use. In Greensboro, officials
said anyone caught using a lawn
sprinkler or mister on grass will be
fined $100 without a warning.
In Cary, the new ban on lawn
sprinklers won't begin until Nov.
1, even though the town is already
drawing water from its lowest
intake pipe in Jordan Lake, which
is about six feet below normal.
Town spokeswoman Susan Moran
said Cary has had a conservation
program for a decade and the delay
allows the town to honor some
existing excess use permits.
oIf people know what to do,
they'll do the right thing, T Moran
said. oThat's the way they are in
Cary. ?
Greensboro Ts water supply has
fallen to half its normal level, even
though the city has spent more
than $3 million buying water from
neighbors with surpluses. The city
has about 4 billion gallons in three
reservoirs that could last up to 150
days at the current level of water
usage, said Allan Williams, the
city Ts director of water resources.
oI think everybody ought to
be interrupting their most basic
routines at this point, ? he said. oTfit Ts
a 15-minute shower, it shouldn't be
a 15-minute shower. I Tve joked that
maybe people ought to consider how
they use water and valuing it. We
should have a water appreciation .
day and just turn it off for a day. ?
State Climatologist Ryan Boyles
said although lakes and reservoirs
were brimming in May, they dried
up drastically over the summer
because of record temperatures and
lack of rainfall. While the conserva-
tions efforts are important, Boyles
said, there is only one solution that
will fully fix the problem.
oIt will rain eventually.
The big question .is whether
we get enough to recharge all
of our supplies, ? Boyles said.
oIf we don Tt, then we face the
likelihood that we're going to
be more susceptible to drought
next summer. ? i
On Falls Lake, which is
Raleigh Ts primary source of
water and is more than seven
feet below normal, marina
owner Amy Poole sees the stark
markers of the drought every
day " looking at dirt where
there once was water.
oT don Tt have any boats on
the bottom yet, ? Poole said of
the 23-year-old family business.
oI have some that are pretty
close. I don Tt know what's going
to happen if the water keeps
going down and we don Tt get
any rain. It Ts one of the worst
droughts I Tve-ever seen. ?
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Bad sportsmanship
at football games
Maybe ECU fans aren't to blame
ARIANNE SWANEK
HEAD COPY EDITOR
Many of you have heard of ECU Ts reputation of
displaying bad sportsmanship, whether you were
there observing, participating or have received
one of the numerous preventative emails sent
out by the university stressing the importance of
having a good attitude at football games.
At the ECU-UCF game, I got a taste of this
bad sportsmanship behavior "not from ECU, but
from a few UCF fans.
As those of you who were in attendance of the
game know, the first half was not pretty for ECU.
Within.the initial seconds of the game, UCF had
scored, and soon they were in the lead.
Sitting in the stands as this massacre of ECU
was picking up speed, about five UCF college
students came up to the ECU section, and as they
were climbing the stairs, they were talking down
to ECU fans and insulting ECU.
Now, I Tm all for school spirit, rah-rah, go
team, T but they were just disrespectful "it was
almost as though they were looking for a fight.
It was only then that I saw an immature
attitude emerge from some ECU fans. They
responded in kind, one fan almost getting into
a physical altercation with one of the UCF stu-
dents.
As far as the game went, the current was
reversed in the second half of the ECU-UCF
game, resulting in a substantial ECU lead. When
it was clear their team would not make a come-
back, the UCF fans went to exit the stadium as
subtly and quietly as possible. Certain ECU fans
exchanged inappropriate shouts with the UCF
fans. At this point, one of the UCF students
stopped and said, oHey guys...Good game, ok? ?
Remember, this was one of the same guys who
had been verbally trashing ECU as a team and a
school. Are you KIDDING ME!
Of course now it Ts a mellow ogood game, ?
now that you are LOSING and can Tt back up
your talk.
I digress "the point is, this is when I began
to doubt all these emails with shame shame T
watermarked in the margins. With my experi-
ence at the game, I suddenly wondered how much
of ECU Ts bad sportsmanship was spurred by
OTHER team Ts bad sportsmanship. This is not
to say that one display of rude behavior justifies
another, only to suggest that the rumors circulat-
ing about ECU fans T atrocious actions at games
are not so cut and dry.
Yes, ECU fans sometimes act badly at football
games without reason. But I am convinced that
many times, fans of other schools have instigated
this behavior by taking the first swing.
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com
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YAZID FINN
STAFF WRITER
Death really is a slap in the face, is it not?
Not for the person partaking in it, mind you,
but for those directly affected by the passing
away of one Ts life. We live our lives in a cycle,
and when a person Ts being is snatched from
our routine schedules, we feel it. Whether
that emptiness is caused from the lack of
their smile or missing their presence in a
room, the weight of the sensation is at times
suffocating.
The worst part lies in the fact that this wake-
up call always arrives far too late and without
exception " unexpectedly. We as humans are
cursed with our mortality, however, fixed in
the tacit belief we seemingly hold that we shall
live forever. We take for granted those close to
us, going about our business in the morning,
expecting to arrive home to their embrace. But
when we arrive that evening to find their seat
empty, the realization is time-stopping.
The word osnatched ? was used previously
and can be used to detail the death of mearly
everyone who passes away. However, the most.
recent death I have had the experience in know-
ing emulated that word flawlessly. No natural
causes here, my friend. No inevitable accident.
Just a man, a gun and the opportunity to act,
and act he did.
No spin in this article. No take on urban crime
rates and the number of homicides across the state.
No sociological look at violence and poverty.
All I have to offer is a reminder, to myself
before anyone else. Og said it best when stating
the outlook oyou will only find tomorrow T on
the calendars of fools. ? Spend your time wisely
friends, with everyone that you know. Never put
off telling someone how you feel about them,
and by no means leave a room on an angry
note. No one is promised another day, so leave
nothing unsaid.
As for me, I have only my-words, but their
impact is fleeting and in no way guaranteed.
If you are reading this, share in that fact with
someone. Who knows when your next chance
may come along...
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
{ Think for yourself. }
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Facebook is a great way to catch
boys in their web of lies.
Our drunk texts to each other are
risky.
Why is Beyonce Ts dancing so jerky
in her music videos? | thought
maybe Shakira would help her learn
smoother moves, but I guess not.
God sent a miracle when he sent
you! -
| think we should ate another
quarterback!
| could stare at his abs all day long.
They need to open up the faculty
study rooms to students. There are
just not enough rooms for us!
What happened to the fountain?
| think thatit Ts really sad that you have
to lie to make yourself look better,
because in the end it Ts only making
you worse.
| like you a lot and yet when we're
alone, you're this really nice guy but
when we're around groups of people
you. change...| JUST WISH YOU
| hate that your dating such an
o awesome guy and yet you cheat on
him every chance you have...what
a pity.
Don Tt masticate with your mouth
open.
God broke the mold after he made T
my boyfriend. After a year and a half
I still think he Ts perfect.
Thank you for keeping me sane!
| could not be happier that we are
friends! | have a crush on you...
but | do not think you like me back.
bs plus...] am scared | would break
you!
I Tve given up on love cause loves
given up on me! So, | have decided
that the person | dated this summer
and then the person you became
when we got back to school are two
completely different people. | just
wish everyone else could see it.
Don'tbe bitter just because everyone
went to her party and not yours...it is
not their fault that nobody likes you.
It is only humid outside when | have
a good hair day.
[Some people] in the School of Music
could be a lot nicer to the other
sudents. There's no excuse for being
buttheads. :
Classy girls make the effort to look
nice everyday. Sleep clothes are not
a fashion statement.
Sometimes all | really need is a hug
from my momma.
Yes, |am a Southern belle. Now| need
to find my Southern gentleman.
My life actually IS a musical. The
squirrels on campus are my backup
dancers.
| mean this genuinely and not
sarcastically when | say, THANK
YOU FOR NOT COMING TO MY
BIRTHDAY! It was amazing!
| trip a lot for no apparent reason.
To the boy who offered to pay for my
bubble sheet so | didnt have to break
a 20, thank you. You made my day.
| am glad the evidence in support of
the Jena Six is starting to fall apart.
They deserve to be in jail. And-no, |
am not racist and | am not white.
| hate walking up the hill, and then
up three flights of stairs. to get to
my room. And then it is hot as ****
because] live in Belk. If only | had the
money to get my own apartment, or
at least live in a nice dorm.
One dollar Wal-Mart flip-flops were
not designed to be worn on rainy
days. | fell down the stairs outside
of Bate.
Since when do Aramark trucks pay
hundreds of dollars to park in
permit lots?
| think i like you, Mr. Computer Boy.
| think Hillary Clinton is bringing
sexy back!
Is it.bad that my roommate and |
purposely act like we hate. each
other so we can go and meet with
our coordinator? | love his shiny bald
head and the way he always bites his
bottom lip when he talks to us.
| challenge. my English professor to
a fight to the death, best two rounds
out of three...
Did I really just get kicked off the ECU
STUDENT TRANSIT AUTHORITY
SAFE RIDE SYSTEM, AKA the
drunk bus, for screaming PURPLE
and GOLD in PIRATE NATION?
Here Ts a hint: If she can name where
everything in his room is located
when you ask her...chances are it isn Tt
because shes a good guesser.
To the blonde girl in my English
class who talks too much in her fake
flowery voice: Shut up. Thanks.
| can Tt believe ECU is ore-doing T
Mendenhall, meaning there will.be
no place for my Swing class for 3
years!
My Psychology teacher is
psychotic.
Oatmeal tasted better when |: was
a kid.
Did anyone else see that guy walking
around campus with his West VA
shirt?1 mean gosh, | know our football
team sucks and we got clobbered by
them...but where is your school spirit!!
Your new colored locks are SO
beautiful and | think you are beyond
amazing!Just thought you should
know.
I'm a freshman and Joyner Library
already hates me! Who else on
campus wants to rent a VHS from
1942, a movie nobody else has
ever heard of, but | need for my
project???
To the guy in my art class: you are
cute when you es )
ier Roommate, STOP laughing
at your computer while I Tm trying to
study/sleep/watch movies! Go meet
people, you are in college, it Ts what
we do! :
My history teacher Ts assistant was
talking about how grammar. is very
important to her [when it comes to]
essays. In her words: oI Tm a very
grammar person. ? Oh, if only she
were a very sentence structure
person, too.
My boyfriend and | can Tt talk without
fighting, | hate my roommate, and my
_ best friend went to Carolina and is too
good for me now. College sucks.
My health teacher may be hot, but |
think Helen Keller could do a better
job of teaching than she can.
To the fat guy continuously making
noises in my psychology class-
stop clicking your pen with your fat
sausage fingers or | will force you to
eat it, which probably wouldn't be that
hard to do in the first place.
Hate the oHate Wall ?
. hate T
Reasons why | hate..
ALEX LAROCCA
OPINION WRITER
I believe it was last weeks maybe two weeks ago,
when I was parking my bike outside of the Recre-
ational Center and I saw some sort of wall in the
middle of the grass had been constructed. oHmm, ?
I thought, oWhat could that be? ? Upon seeing it a
second time, I came to the conclusion that it was a
flyer wall of sorts. That seemed to be a great idea as
there really is nothing like that on campus. oCool, ?
I thought, onow I can cele see in one spot where
a lot of student activities are happening. ?
Then one evening upon leaving the Rec. Center
I. saw some young ladies with a bucket of paint
getting reading to cover the wood wall. I was
absolutely vexed, and my only conclusion was that
a black foreground would make it easier to see the
things they were to be put on the wall. Going back
a day later, I finally had my answer as to what I
was looking at: oThe Hate Wall. ?
That Ts right-in case you didn Tt know (and it
wouldn't surprise me if 75 percent of students didn Tt),
there was a wall outside of Mendenhall and the Rec.
Center which consisted of hate graffiti. If one would
have taken the time to read the hideous things writ-
ten, they. would more than likely be confused by most
of the phrases and/or words placed there.
- Upon my first visual encounter with the
bigoted pieces of wood, I was struck that most of
the things written are not very offensive; in fact,
some of them are just funny. I don Tt think I should
go into which ones I found funny (if you are curi-
ous perhaps you should have discovered that for
-yourself). Due to my race, white man, I am more
than likely not oallowed ? to get into which ones
were comical, but I can at least say the few and
far between ones involving white people were also
good. Of course the wall doesn Tt just cover race,
but a variety of other ohate ? filled phrases cover- _
ing ethnicity also.
As I read this though, I couldn Tt help but
wonder if anyone gave out a good laugh when they
were painting these, or if upon painting, had to sit
and try to think of something good to put on the
wall. I wondered this because most of the phrases
I have never heard anyone say and, in fact, many
were just a collage of curse words.
What are we supposed to be seeing? What am
I supposed to feel when I see an ugly wall placed in
one of the most awkward spots on campus? When
I saw what it was, I was str'uck by the stupidity
of it and when I walked toward it, the first time,
someone walking past said, oThat thing is so ugly. ?
If I am supposed to be shocked when I see this,
then apparently the people who came up with it
have never heard of the Internet. There is some
really messed up stuff on the Internet that I believe
is just desensitizing us towards being bigots and
racists. Even Hollywood has done a hell of a job
Just making bigotry kind of funny and giving
everyone a sense of humor towards stereotypes
and silly ohate ? words or phrases. Of course this
isn Tt to say there aren Tt some words for each race,
which are just plain racist sounding, but behind
closed doors and among friends they still hold the
same comedic value. -
I am not entirely sure ofthe purpose of the
wall of hate. In fact I found it offensive to walk
down that sidewalk and have read it. I think
the wall only represents the amount of hateful
rhetoric students could come up with at the time
they painted it. Next year though, they should do
a fundraiser so we can surround the school with
walls 300 feet high, and on each wall in giant
white words, we can write the most offensive crap
we can think of. That way all of Greenville and
every airplane can see that hate T still exists and
we are aware.
es This writer can be contacted at
--opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
A tale of two
senators
Burr takes action while Dole
twiddles thumbs
J.D. LEWIS
OPINION WRITER
Last week I shared with you my idea of requir-
ing the U.S. Postal Service to place recycling bins
in their facilities for the depositing of unwanted |
sales papers and other junk mail. I also shared
that of all the elected officials I had contacted
concerning this, the only one to respond was Sen.
Elizabeth Dole. I stated that I had not expected
much from her or Sen. Richard Burr, meaning
that the Republican Party isn Tt synonymous with
environmentalism. I now believe that I spoke too
soon as far as Burr is concerned.
I suppose I should have been more optimistic
about Burr. After all, he had already served the
people of North Carolina for 10 years in the U.S.
House while Sen. Dole took the Hillary Clinton
carpetbagger route to the Senate (yes, I know she
was born in North Carolina, but nearly 40 years in
Washington, D.C. and Kansas, a North Carolinian
do not make).
Dole Ts letter to me began, oThank you so
much for taking time to write to me with your
concerns. Receiving your ideas and concerns is so
important in order for me to represent you, and
our state, to the best of my ability in the United
States Senate. ?
Okay. So far, so good.
She continued, oThe issue you describe is
indeed important and deserves review. I very much
appreciate you sharing your opinions and thoughts
with me regarding this matter. Please be assured
that I will keep your insights in mind should perti-
nent legislation be considered in the Senate. ?
Now, I Tm no expert on Senate procedure, but
as a senator, couldn Tt she introduce the pertinent
legislation herself?
She concluded, oThank you again for taking
the time to share your ideas and concerns. If I can.
be of further assistance, ee do not hesitate to
contact me. ?
Further assistance? She wasn Tt. of any assis-
tance! The only thing we established is that she Ts
thankful I wasted my time on her.
I received Sen. Burr Ts reply over the weekend.
While he did take three months to get back to me,
his letter was a lot more positive.
oThank you for contacting me about requiring
recycling bins in thé Post Office. I appreciate hear-
ing your thoughts on this issue. ?
I like that he specified the issue, which indicates
that he actually read my letter and took the time to
respond instead of signing off on a form letter.
He continued, oI certainly understand how
frustrating it can be to open a mail box only to
find it packed with advertisements and other junk
mail. I also recognize the amount of waste associ-
ated with this issue. Your solution to the problem
makes a whole lot of sense. In fact, I have asked
my staff to inquire with the Postal Service to see
ifit has any plans to provide recycling bins in local
branches. ?
Isn Tt that a whole lot better response than
that drivel I received from Sen. Dole? Okay, so
it Ts doubtful Sen. Burr is another Al Gore when it
comes to environmental issues (that Ts not neces-
sarily a bad thing), and his response in no way
guarantees a solution to the problem, but at least
he recognizes there is a problem and is willing to
try and do something about it ... unlike his senior
colleague.
I apologize to my readers, and to Sen. Burr, for
jumping to the wrong conclusion and disparaging
his constituent service without his having a chance
to respond to me. Hopefully with his help, some-
thing good might yet come e from the nightmare
of junk mail.
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getting a great work
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CHELSEA CAMPEN
STAFF WRITER
Generally, the idea of sports
evokes images of competitive
teams in uniform. and cheering
(or booing) fans packed in stadi-
ums. However, many people are
_ Just in time for midterms
not aware of rock climbing as
a sport, and many may feel too
intimidated to try. Rock tlimb-
ing is a sport that can carry some
dangers, but is overall safe and
fulfilling.
oClimbing is a lot of things, ?
said Nick Bringolf, an eight-year
climbing veteran who is a sopho-
more majoring in recreation and
leisure studies. oIt Ts a sport, a
lifestyle, for some it Ts a workout.
Everyone climbs for their own
reason. ?
Rock climbing originated
in Europe as mountaineering,
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007 Page A1O
Contributed images
Rock climbing takes skill, but even those with a fear of heights can enjoy the sport.
when travelers were forced to
traverse mountainous areas
before modern methods of travel.
Since then, it has become a
means of personal challenge for
climbers throughout the world.
Climbing is a sport that uses
the entire body, including fine
muscles and the skeletal system.
The core of the body keeps the
climber against the climbing
wall or rock while the arms are
used for support, the legs for
pushing and balance.
Climbing, like any other
sport, takes practice to build
Studying for midterms can be stressful for many students, but following a few tips can keep them healthy.
Be prepared to ace
the test without
overstressing yourself
ERIN EDWARDS
STAFF WRITER
Almost halfway through the
fall semester, students at ECU
are busy preparing themselves
for midterms.
subject they are studying for,
midterms cause increased stress
for everyone, and it is important
that students take the correct
steps to reduce that stress in
order to perform adequatelyon
their exams. g
The term ostress ? is defined
as the emotional and physical
strain that one experiences in
response to outside pressures
and everyday demands. Some
signals that may indicate stress
include. headaches, irritability,
lack of concentration and ten-
sion. It is almost impossible
for anyone to go through a day:
without experiencing some type
of stress.
According to the Anxiety
Disorders Association of Amer-
ica, almost half of employed
Americans claim to experience
No matter what
stress in their everyday lives.
19 million American adults and
college students are affected
by anxiety or depression, and
according to the National Mental
Health Association, seven per-
cent of college students reported
experiencing anxiety. More than
30 percent of college freshman
and 38 percent of college women
reported feeling overstressed
most of the time.
While a little stress can help
students get motivated and stay
on task, too much can cause
exhaustion that prevents stu-
dents from being able to study
well, thus affecting their health
and even their exam results.
Georgia Childs, assistant
director for Peer Health and
advisor of the ECU Healthy
Pirates, recommends students
stay healthy in order to perform
well on their exams.
In addition to good study-
ing, strong habits are necessary
to prevent additional stress and
possible sickness during that
time.
oTime management is key,
along with making lists and pri-
oritizing what needs to be done.
Students should be in a nice,
guiet and comfortable place,
away from people. ?
Childs also recommends
that students focus on one topic
at a time, preventing cramming
at the last minute before the
exam.
oSpend a few hours on one
class and then take a break
before concentrating on the
other. This will help you.to focus
and stay on task without over
exhausting yourself or feeling
unprepared, ? she said.
There are plenty of resources
on-campus for students to utilize
in order to tackle stress manage-
ment and be able to live a healthy
lifestyle, especially during mid-
terms. Campus Recreation and
Wellness, part of the Division of
Academic and Student Affairs,
offers the services of health
educators and nutritionists to
answer questions for students,
as well as helping with particu- .
lar plans in order for students
to focus on their health. Stress
management is only one of many
topics covered.
If a student feels too over-
whelmed with stress, the ECU
Center for Counseling and
Student Development offers
highly-trained professionals to
contribute to development of
see MIDTERMS page/Al3
skill. Besides the physical aspect
of rock climbing, there is an
inner component involved in
the sport. Climbing pushes the
climber to confront fears and
attitudes about themselves.
oT believe it works your brain
the most, ? Bringolf said. oGet-
ting over a fear. of heights and
knowing you can do something
and pushing your limits all
requires a strong head. It Ts all
about how you feel with yourself,
and if your not happy, practice
it at it. ?
There are five basic types of
climbing, some more dangerous
than others: . ice, traditional,
sport, top rope and bouldering.
Another type of rock climbing
is multi-pitch climbing, which
can take place hundreds or thou-
sands of feet up and is usually
done out West where there is an
abundance of large rock.
Bouldering is the most
common form of climbing and
it does not require a harness or
Different rock climbing techniques offer a great work out to students.
a rope. Crash pads and ospot-
ters ? are used in the instance. of
falls. It is low to the ground and
involves using both practiced
and situation-generated tech-
niques to traverse the rock or
wall. Indoor bouldering allows
for the creation of different
routes for problem solving on
artificial rock:
oIndoor climbing is typically
for training and also a way to
for beginners to start, ? Bringolf
said.
Indoor climbing gives the
climber handholds and the
advantage of choosing routes
that are rated according to dif-
ficulty. However, climbing on
real rock takes conditioning. The
surface of rock is abrasive, and
until climbers develop calluses,
their hands suffer. Climbers
are often forced to rely more on
their own strategy to navigate
the rock.
see ROCK CLIMBING page A12
Across the Universe gives
audiences a look back in time,
wend
he Universe uses Beatle's songs as a backcrop
oFilm takes viewers back to the 60s
CAT POTTER
STAFF WRITER
Sept. 14,2007 marked the release of one of the year Ts greatest
motion picture musical endeavdrs: Across the Universe.
Directed by Julie Taymor (who you may recognize as the director
oof the broadway production, oThe Lion King ?), Across the Universe
_ stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson, as well as
a from stars Salma Heyek, Eddie Izzard and Bono of Uz.
on willing t to ae two hours and 11 minutes out of their nigh it
to give ita chance, are sure to be more than satisfied.
" orang on the beach
(named after Beatles ngs Jude ae fade") Lucy ( oLucy In The
Sky With Diamonds ?), Max ( oMaxwell Ts Silver Hammer ?), Sadie
(Sexy Sadie ?), Prudence ( oDear Prudence ?) and more, living in |
and withstanding the trials of their time.
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ FEATURES
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007
Radiohead releases In Rainbows
New album uses
unique Sales-ploy for
its release
DAVID PUCKETT
STAFF WRITER
Since the 1993 release of
their debut album Pablo Honey,
Radiohead has become one
of the most praised bands in
modern rock. The innovative
band from the U.K. has won
two Grammy Awards for Best
Alternative Album with OK
Computer and Kid A.
On Oct. 10, they indepen-
dently released their latest
album, In Rainbows, using a
novel marketing approach:
In Rainbows consists of 10
songs combining experimental
rock and moody ballads.
a contrast to the punk rock
vocals heard on the band Ts pre-
vious album, Hail to the Thief:
The only guitar-driven
rock song on
The band has per-
formed the
major-
the album
is oBodys-
natch-
vee la ers, ? while
ity ee s IBO We oVideotape ?
Ont Wig OS consists of a
the simple piano
songs structure
live; and elec-
therefore, tronic ambi-
die-hard ence relating
Radiohead te) the band Ts most
fans are familiar
with them. However,
many of the songs
are composed in dif-
ferent arrangements
from the live versions, thus
developing.a new creation.
In the songs oReckoner ? and
critically acclaimed album,
Kid A.
Other highlights include
the up-tempo oJigsaw Fall-
ing into Place, ? the acoustic
oFaust Arp ? and the bass
driven oAll I Need. ?
The only fault in this
oNude, ?
Thom Yorke delivers
more soulful vocals, which is
nearly perfect album is the
tiresome oHouse of Cards; ?
otherwise, there are no wasted
moments, just Radiohead at
their best.
The band announced they
were taking pre-orders for the
new album ae
Omeliyee 2 11
days before
the Oct. 10
release date.
Radiohead
kept In Rain-
bows a secret
to avoid
piracy; how-
ever, they
are allow-
ing fans to
choose the
price they
pay for the album.
Through the band Ts web
site (inrainbows.com), fans can
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download the new album witha
donation of their choice. There
is no maximum price; however,
customers must meet the mini-
mum price of one British penny
(about two American cents).
Fans can also purchase
Ge Hay an $82 odis-
-cbox ? that
includes a
hard copy
CD ofsin
Rainbows, a
bonus CD
from the
recording
sessions, a
vinyl edi-
tion of the
album and
a hardcover
photo/art
book, but the discbox will not.
be shipped until oon or before
Dec. 3, 2007, ? according to the
Web site.
In addition to the download
and discbox, the CD will be
released through the traditional
in-store method in 2008.
Now independent from their
six-album contract with EMI,
the band will receive all profits
from record sales by eliminat-
ing the record label.
Radiohead has not released
any figures on the number of
copies sold or the amount of
- money generated, but it is obvi-
ous that the business model is a
threat to the music industry.
According to a recent
interview with gothmist.com,
Radiohead guitarist Johnny
Greenwood said the sales-ploy
was not intended to attack the
record labels, and that it was
simply created to see what
music was worth to people
today. :
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features@theeastcarolinian.com
PAGE A12
THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ FEATURES
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007
ROCK CLIMBING See from a
Contributed image
Robyn McLawhorn
Students interested in rock climbing can visit the ECU Recreation Center on.campus.
oYou use what you have and
there Ts more freedom in it, ? said
Kristjan Thompson, a graduate
student at ECU working toward
a Ph.D. in anatomy and cellular
biology.
oI started climbing here
in the gym for about a year,
then I started outdoor climb-
ing. ? Bouldering, or urban T
climbing, is also popular in
some circles because varia-
tions in the surfaces of build-
ings challenge.the climber.
Bravery, architectural aware-
ness and a drive to climb
are all that is needed in this
type.
The most striking aspect of
climbing is the sense of com-
munity created by the climbers
themselves. Most climbers are
supportive of one another Ts
progress and shouts of encour-
agement can be heard from
spotters.
oEveryone wants to see
everyone else succeed, ? said
Alex Blum, a senior majoring
in recreation and leisure studies.
oThe communal aspect of climb-
ing is big. I don Tt really train
for competitions, I Just train to
climb harder. ?
For those interested in rock
climbing, the Recreation Center
on campus will be holding a
climbing competition, Flatland-
ers Fling! on Nov.10.
For more information con-
tact The Adventure Center at
328-1577.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ FEATURES
MIDTERMS continued from AlO
enrolled ECU students, as well
as services for staff, faculty and
parents.
ECU senior Rebecca Parker
prepares in advance for her mid-
terms and finals by doing study
guides and reading chapters
before the test in an effort to
avoid cramming last minute.
oT like to do note cards and
study guides days before the
actual test and then go over
and review the material the
day before. I take breaks while
studying and I try not to cram
right before the test so I will not
get confused, ? said Parker.
Parker also admits that
in the past she has crammed
the night before, but doing so
leaves her exhausted, affecting
- other tests because she focuses
too much on one topic and is
unable to adequately study for
another one.
While many individuals have
their own strategy for effectively
studying and handling pressure,
there are many general ways to
be able to ace the test without
being overstressed:
Study in intervals, allowing
breaks to recuperate.
Actively study " ask yourself
questions, review notes and make
study guides.
eAvoid burning out " don Tt :
attempt to read the entire text-
book overnight. Outline, high-
light and study the important
concepts and relevant topics.
Don Tt procrastinate " the
more time you waste, the more
time you will cram the night
before. Many studies have shown
that studying overnight is worse
than not even studying at all.
For more information
about stress management, con-
tact the Center for Counseling
and Student Development at
328-6661.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com
ACROSS continued from AlO
Jude, a native of Liverpool,
England, travels to America
to find his long lost father, a
war veteran. He finds that his
father is a Janitor and after
meeting Jude, has no inter-
est in forming any sort of
relationship with him. The
relationships Jude does form in
America, however, prove to be
intense and everlasting.
Jude meets Max, an ivy-
league, soon-to-be college
dropout, and through Max
meets his sister, Lucy, a young
well-off American girl dealing
with the loss of her boyfriend
to the war. Jude and Max
move to New York where they
meet their Janis Joplin-esque
landlord, Sadie. Their lives
are the epitome of everything
desirable in the 1960 Ts: free
love, few responsibilities and
living life to the fullest despite
unavoidable consequences.
Unfortunately, the good
times are cut short for Max,
who receives notice that he
has been drafted and will soon
leave for war. This brings
Jude and Lucy closer, but also
sparks an intense anti-war
activism in Lucy.
Lucy feels taking a proactive
approach to protesting the war is
the only way and eventually criti-
cizes Jude Ts artistic endeavors.
The rift between the two
characters is felt by the audi-
ence, and leaves viewers long-
ing for a happy ending:
The film has a number of
intriguing elements. It fea-
tures about 33 Beatles songs
performed by the actors, and
their musical renditions are
truly remarkable. Secondly, the
film Ts visuals are completely
entrancing. The cinematogra-
phy is worthy of praise, as many
scenes light up the theater with
their bursts of color and intense
visual appeal.
The overall spirit of the
film is captured in the last
scene. Jude stands on a build-
ing singing the Beatles clas-
sic, oAll You Need Is Love. ?
Bystanders join in forming a
chorus of hope and a celebra-
tion of life. This one scene
provides an escape from real-
ity and allows the viewer to
get lost in this moment with
the characters. You root for
them as if the decisions they
make directly affect you in
some way, and by the end of
the film, they do.
I promise that you will
leave this film with a new
appreciation for the counter-
culture generation, the love
story that is Jude and Lucy
and the Beatles. If not, you
will undoubtedly appreciate
the performances and vocal
talents of the actors in a film
that shines among others of
its time.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com
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PAGE A13
Local art gallery offers a
number of classes this fall
Classes range for
varying interests
ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR
Emerge Gallery is a local,
non-profit gallery working
to promote the arts to stu-
dents and the community.
Offering classes for students, !
adults and children, as well
as having a fully stocked
gallery with art for sale
makes Emerge one of a kind.
Its inviting atmosphere can
make even those who do not
categorize themselves as
being the oartistic ? type to
feel at home. For Emerge
members and those in the
community, Emerge will be
offering a series. of classes
this fall for those who want
an artistic outlet. Emerge
Gallery is located at 404 S.
Evans St in Greenville.
Pottery Techniques
Throwing on the Potter Ts
Wheel
Intro students will learn the
basics of wheel throwing
while intermediate and
advanced students will
work with the instructor on
problem solving and refining
their skills.
Tuesdays 6:00-8:30 p.m. "
starts Oct. 23
[Instructor: Mitch
Kimball] "Section 2
Wednesdays 6:00-8:30
p.m. "starts Oct. 24
[Instructor: Adam
Egenolf] "Section 3
Fridays 5:30-8:00 p.m. "
starts Oct. 26
[Instructor: Adam
Egenolf] "Section 4
1-3:30
Oct. 28
[Instructor: TBA] "Section 5
Sundays
p.m. "starts
Cost: $65 for Emerge
Members
$105 for Emerge
non-members
Supply Fee--$15 per bag
of clay "covers glazes and .
firing as well.
Handbuilding Techniques and
Surface Design
This class will cover basic
tool use and techniques
and will focus on simple
forms working towards
more complex forms with
additions such as handles
and decoration techniques
(scraffito, underglazes, glaze
pencils, etc.) The class
will be geared towards both
functional and sculptural
techniques.
see EMERGE page A15
PAGE A1i4
THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ FEATURES
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007
Hillel brings Jewish diversity to the ECU Campus Unlikely in love
An opportunity for students to explore new
cultures and ideas.
ERIN EDWARDS
STAFF WRITER
Student Life at ECU allows an opportunity for students from all walks
of life to find an identity within themselves and in others. No matter what
gender, religion, sexuality or ethnic group one might associate themselves
with, there are many organizations available for anyone who wants to be
a part of the diversity on campus.
Hillel is a student-led Jewish organization that is part of the larg-
est Jewish campus organization in the world. The overall national
organization provides opportunities for Jewish students to explore their
identities through a global network of over 500 regional centers, campus
foundations and organizations. Beginning on ECU's campus in the early
1970s, Hillel aims to provide opportunities and networking between
Jewish students.
There are approximately 50 Jewish students that attend ECU, which
is around one percent of the population. For these students, as well as
others who might not be Jewish, Hillel provides the chance to get involved
with Jewish life. Using cultural arts, religious advocacy and the belief
in social justice, students are strongly encouraged to practice their faith
and to share with others.
While providing the resources for members to practice their religion in
ameaningful way for themselves, Hillel aims to help students take respon-
sibility for their Jewish identity and culture. Also, there isno membership
required for students, allowing for any student to be a part of the association.
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Vice President Allison Sarran believes that Hillel has the ability to
make a difference on ECU Ts campus, and encourages students, Jewish
or not, to get involved.
oMy vision for Hillel, especially for this year is to engaged uninvolved
students, increase awareness of Judaism on the ECU campus.and to have
events that will attract both Jewish and non-Jewish students, ? she said.
Working in conjunction with the university, Hillel seeks to provide
the community of ECU and Greenville with programs and collaboration
with other organizations. Recently, Hillel hosted a Passover Sedar with
a great turnout of over 60 students, some Jewish and some not. Last
year, the association co-sponsored, oOne Arab, One Christian and One
Jew ? with the Muslim Student Association as part of Diversity Week.
Upcoming events Hillel has helped to organize include a trip to Wash-
ington, D.C., another Passover Sedar, as well as activities that revolve
around Jewish holidays. :
Hillel Ts advisor, Carol Woodruff, says that Hillel is a way for students
to connect with their religion, and in turn, educate the campus and pro-
mote diversity among others. She believes that the organization exists
primarily to give Jewish students a way to connect and explore who they
are, especially during college years, when many are learning and discover-
ing the meaning of their lives and what they have to offer.
oI want to make sure that the Jewish community at East Carolina
knows that they have every right to be here, and that there is always
room at the table for them. With the presence of Hillel, it is important
to remind people that the world is diverse and to inform students that
there is an advocate for them and their religion, ? she said.
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Why success-driven women
fall for affable losers
(MCT)- In Katherine Heigl's
new film, Knocked Up, the oGreys
Anatomy T star and Botticelli beauty
plays asuccesstul career girl who hasa
one-night stand with an unemployed,
slobbish slacker When she becomes
pregnant, the two reunite andeventu-_
ally fall in love.
Tn pop culture, this isn't the first
time the loser gets the girl. Think of
John Cusack in Say Anything, Jason
Schwartzman in oShop Girl ? and
almost every Adam Sandler comedy.
For Type-A women at the top of their
game, whats the allure?
oThey're safe and fun, says Dana
Ovadia of Walnut Creek, Calif oYou
feel like youre still living in your youth
when youre with a guy like that ?
Ovadia, who heads to nursing
school in the fall, says she has friends
who justify dating losers, even if
theyre terrible T boyfriends.
oLhave friends who say, 1m not
going to marry him or anything, Im
Just having fin, ? she says.
In oKnocked Up, Allison Scott
(Heigl) is a newly promoted, on-air
correspondent for E! Entertainment
Television, and a fox. Ben Stone (Seth
Rogen) is a slovenly pothead who
stays home watching movies with his
fellow slacker roommates. Their goal
in life is to launch a Web site listing
when and where actresses appear
nude in movies.
Ben is the first to admit that
Allison is too good for him ( oYoure
prettier than [ am T), but he is also
sweet, funny and honest. While
their yin and yang makes for great
comedic entertainment, experts say
there is something to the pairing of
underachieving men and overachiev-
ing women.
Part of it, says Lynda Phelps,
a college and career adviser, stems
from the fact that women are more
successful and empowered than ever.
They outnumber men in college, a
statistical flip of the past 20 years, and
theyre raising children alone, buying
homes and running businesses.
oThings have changed a lot,
says Phelps. oWomen have become
extreme overachievers, and with that
stress and pressure comes the need to
relax. It can be totally relaxing to be
with someone who is carefree, adven-
turous and doesnt take themselves
that seriously. ?
Tn some cases, Phelps says, that
side of them has never been touched, and
these men help them tap into that.
_ Sometimes were so pro-
grammed that we forget to have any
fun, T she says. oIt makes me so sad for
women today because you dont want
to be so overachieving that you forget
to smell the roses. ?
Lafayette, Calif, psychologist
Suzanne Dudeck says there are
endless reasons why high-achieving
women choose laid-back men.
oThese loser types make won-
derful dates, she says. oThey are
charming, They will call. They ll
say, | felt something. They send the
flowers. [hey ask your opinion. And
the women love it! ?
Ditto from the guy's perspective.
oSuccessful women are sexy,
says college student Reed Sutter, of
Pleasant Hull, Calif. oTheyre in con-
trol and know what they want.
Women like it, too, says Dudeck,
but it's a fairly new phenomenon.
oWe girls of the 1960s didnt
_ havestrong role models, she says. So
we needed to prove that we could doit
all Go to college, become something
like boys, be it lawyers or doctors, and
cook and sew and garden and enter-
tain and still be caretakers ?
In proving that they candoamul-
lion tasks at once, Dudeck says, women
get approval. She calls this a sociologi-
caland cultural shift, anda role reversal
between men and women.
oWe need what the men needed
back then, approval and recognition,
she says. oInstead of bragging about
what their husbands do, which women
still do, now they brag about us.
Theyre impressed to be withus. The
more there's acceptance for women in
high-powered jobs, the more the men
like to snag one of us. ?
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right passing judgment on less-than-
professional guys. After all, she says,
you canthelp who you fall m love with.
Still the Walnut Creek, Calif, lawyer
does believe their unions with over-
achieving women are challenging.
oIts rare for those relationships to
be successfull, because your core values
have to be the same, T she says.
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ence. Reeves, who works in medical
sales, for five years dated a guy whom
she defines as a loser.
oHewasabad boy, andall the girls
wanted to date him, says Reeves, on
business in Walnut Creek from Port-
land. My family tried to besupportive,
but they knew he was a loser ?
Said bad boy dropped out of
college, and, after a stint in the Army,
settled into a graveyard shift job atan
adult video store.
oTtfinally hitme then, Reeves says.
oIt wasnt going to work out for us!
ernment
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against Florida State. Since that
game, the Wolfpack are 0-12
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- Prior to O'Brien, N.C. State's last
two coaches, Mike 0 TCain and
Chuck Amato, each lost to UNC and
then ECU in their final games as
head coach of the Wolfpack. Both
coached the Wolfpack for seven
seasons and were fired the week
after a loss to ECU.
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Results:
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N.C. State game?
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my morning classes.
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day.
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win so far this season?
A. the thrilling 45-42 overtime win
at UTEP
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second field goal
C. the 37-35 win at defending C-
USA champion Houston
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ECU-N.C. State game sure to find
its place in history of heated rivalry
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007
Storied series dates
back to 1970
GREG KATSKI
SPORTS EDITOR
The hype for this Saturday Ts
matchup between ECU and N.C.
State is at an all-time high, and
for good reason.
The Pirates are riding high
on a three-game winning streak
produced by a last-second win off
a missed field goal by defending
C-USA champion Houston, a
28-point third quarter disman-
tling of conference powerhouse
UCF and a thrilling hail mary
touchdown with seconds remain-
ing on the clock against UTEP
to send the game into overtime.
The momentum couldn Tt
come at a better time, as ECU
is set to square off against its
biggest, most-hated rival, N.C.
State, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
for only the second time ever.
The importance of the game
is enormous in many regards,
including recruiting efforts,
bowl eligibility and, of course,
bragging rights.
There have been many nota-
ble games played between the two
schools in the past, dating back
to their first meeting in 1970.
The inaugural game was
won handily by the Wolfpack,
23-6. But in recent years the
Pirates have had the upper edge.
The all-time series record stands
at 14-10 in favor of N.C. State,
but ECU has beaten. the oPack
two of the last three times the
teams have met.
Last season, the Pirates rode
into Carter-Finley Stadium with
a 6-5 record and a bad taste in
their mouths. A week prior ECU
lost to conference foe Rice, 18-17,
on a game-winning field goal
with :03 left on the clock, set
up by a 40-yard completion on
fourth-and-10.
The Pirates were determined
to avenge the tough loss and beat
the Wolfpack.
ECU running backs coach
Wardell oJunior ? Smith recalled
always remem-
_the 21-16 win
the memorable win.
oThat [win] was probably
the most fun we had last year, ?
said Smith. oYou know we were
coming off that loss to Rice. We
lost the divisional conference
championship with that [loss],
so it was kind of like we were a
little disappointed from that loss,
so we had to come back and get
ready for N.C. State. Leading
up to that game everybody was
excited and nervous.
oThe fans were really putting
a lot of pressure on us, like, Hey
this is the one we
ber. It was about
bragging rights,
and it was a lot of
fun to get that
win. ?
While
will always be
remembered
in the hearts
of Pirate fans
everywhere,
there have
been far bigger
moments in the
rivalry.
From 1983-
1987 ECU beat
N.C. State at
Carter-Finley
Stadium in three
out of five match-
ups between the
schools. Each
time the Pirates
won, ECU fans
poured out of the
stands onto the
N.C. State field and tore dou
the home team Ts goal posts in
the ultimate sign of disrespect.
The celebrations finally boiled
over after ECU beat N.C. State
in Raleigh convincingly, 32-
14, to start the 1987 season.
With 56,800 fans on hand, the
storming of the field by Pirate
fans turned into an all-out riot.
Damage was done to Carter-
Finley Stadium, a security guard
was injured and one lone fan was
arrested...
Citing the riot, former N.C.
SID
State Athletic Director Jim Val-
vano suspended the yearly series
indefinitely. ECU countered the
suspension with one of its own,
citing that the series would not
resume until N.C. State agreed
to play in Greenville.
After the first 20 games in
the season series were played in
Raleigh, ECU finally got its wish
in 1999. The Pirates responded,
beating the Wolfpack, 23-6, in
front ofa sellout crowd of 50,092
fans, the largest crowd ever at
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
N.C. State returns this year
for the second game ever between
the two teams in Greenville.
ECU offensive coordinator Steve
Shankweiler, who was the offen-
sive line coach of the Pirates T
1999 squad, pointed out the
differences between the two
matchups.
oWe had eight wins at that
point [in 1999], and that was
our ninth win that year. We were
a very solid football team, ? said
Shankweiler. oOur football team
right now is not quite to that
point yet; we could be, but we're
not there yet. State had just lost
to Carolina the week before and
coach O TCain Ts job was in jeop-
ardy. As opposed to now, they Tve
got a new coach in O TBrien so
there Ts a lot of enthusiasm. ?
There is also a lot of enthu-
siasm around ECU these days.
Hundreds of students camped
out the night before student
tickets were made available, and
many more waited for hours the
morning the tickets went on sale.
At the time this article is being
Former tight end Luke Fisher scores the game winning TD against N.C. State in the Peach Bowl.
written, tickets for the game on
stubhub.com range in price from
$90-$250.
Shankweiler hopes that the
Pirates T fan base comes in full
force on Saturday.
oIf they're not there then
we're going to be hurting. When
we go out to warm up and the
place goes nuts, that Ts unbeliev-
able was it does for our players, ?
said Shankweiler. oThe student
body has been the best, it Ts better
than it was in 91. I really believe
that. The student body has been
as good as I Tve ever seen, so it
has a tremendous impact on
how these kids react. When they
come on the field just to warm up
and they see those people going
nuts just for them warming up, it
runs chills down your spine. ?
For those who don Tt know,
the 1991 season was the most
successful in the history of Pirate
football. ECU finished off an
amazing run through the regular
season by beating none other
than N.C. State in the Peach
Bowl, 37-34. The Pirates finished
that season 10-1,
and ranked No. 9
in the nation.
oWinning the
game was a real
emotional high
but it wasn Tt so
much the game, ?
said Shankwei-
ler, who was
ECU's co-offen-
sive coordinator
and offensive line
coach in 1991. oIt
was the culmi-
nation of all the
things that hap-
pened during the
season; the heart-
break at Illinois
[losing 38-31 in
the first game of
the season] and
turning around
and beating
South Carolina,
Syracuse in the
odome ? and win-
ning the Pitts-
burg game on the
last play of the game. The season
was just like a high, and the
Peach Bowl was the crowning
jewel to the whole deal. ?
Smith, who was a true fresh-
man running back for ECU's 1991 "
team, thinks that the game truly
rekindled the rivalry.
oIt was amazing, the whole
game was electric. It was packed,
it was sold out; half of it was ECU
fans, half of it was N.C. State fans, ?
said Smith. oYou look over at one
side and see all the purple, you
look over on the other side and see
all the red. It was kind of cold that
day, but the crowd was just into
it. When we started making that
comeback, that Ts when the crowd
really exploded.
oIt was just an awesome feel-
ing because we felt like they didn't -
respect us as a university or as a
team, and they never had us on
the schedule. So just getting the
opportunity to play them that year
was real special; two in-state rivals
taken to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta,
it was just an awesome experience.
There were guys on the other
team that you played ball with and
just so many things tied into it,
with the alumni and everything. ?
And therein lies the hatred
felt for N.C. State. ECU has.
always had to fight for respect
from its neighbor to the west.
oThey kind oflook down on us
because we're in Conference USA, ?
said Smith. oBut you know, we
think it Ts a rivalry, and they should
too because J think we Tve won
pretty much the [recent] majority
of the games we've played them. We
know it Ts arivalry. We're going to
go out there and kick some butt. ?
Although still disrespected,
ECU knows that the wins count
the most.
oIf you don't play them, if you
don't beat them, you'll never out-
recruit them, ? said Shankweiler.
oSo last year and this year, these
are the first steps of doing that ona
consistent basis. If we can beat them
two years in a row, | think that has
an impact on the vision that people
have of ECU, not of N.C. State, but
our place. ?
Pirate fans, players, coaches,
alumni and students have a
chance to make a true state-
ment this weekend against their
most-hated rivals.
oWell we're expecting a
rowdy crowd; rowdy Dowdy
this weekend, ? Smith said.
Shankweiler has another
prediction.
oIn terms of the rivalry, I
think it will be a war. I think it
will come down to the last play. ?
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Pirates slap around Seahawks in preparation for N.C. State
ECU club ice hockey
team continues
offensive dominance
KELLEN HOLTZMAN
STAFF WRITER
ECU Ts high-octane offense
continued to roll over the weekend,
piling up 20 goals on rival UNC-
Wilmington.
Friday night Ts outcome was
never in doubt, as the Pirates
pounded the Seahawks, 13-1, in
the home opener, before pulling
away in a low-scoring affair on
Saturday, 7-2.
After Sean Burns opened
Friday's scoring account for ECU,
UNCW managed to level the.
match at 1-1. Senior Nathan Buhr
answered, scoring his first of four
goals right as the clock, indicat-
ing a five-on-three power play, hit
triple-zeros.
The Pirates added three more
goals in the first period and tallied
six more in the second period to
bury the Seahawks.
Captain Corey Fleitz accounted
for five goals on the night, netting
a hat trick as well as setting up
Burns and Tyler Falcon goals.
Despite ECU Ts dominance in the
series, the battle for Eastern North
Carolina is becoming intense.
Friday night Ts game saw 13
penalties in the first period alone.
The referees were forced to hand
out three disqualifications on the
night. Sophomore Mitchell Sears
claimed one of the ejections while
two Seahawk players also left
the ice. ?
oIt Ts always more fun when
you get a local rival team coming
in, ? said Buhr of the physical play.
oThey've been talking stuff online,
but to shut them up like this is
really special. ?
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A change of goaltenders and
a quick start helped UNCW hang
around on Saturday. UNCW
Jumped out to a 1-0 lead to silence
the home crowd.
Fletiz earned the equalizer
before Buhr scored the go-ahead
goal in the last three minutes of
the first period for ECU. A second
period Joe Sonatore goal gave the
Pirates some breathing room but
UNCW retaliated to cut the lead to
3-2 before the second intermission.
Scoring proved to be a greater
challenge for the Pirates with the
Seahawks controlling the puck
with more efficiency.
oBasically, the boys came out
with more intensity last night, ?
said Cox. oThey were hungry to
get the puck. Today they were a
little slack to start the game.
ECU Ts offense finally emerged
in the final period. The Pirates
scored four unanswered goals to
put away the Seahawks.
The Pirates T offense proved
yet again why Cox hailed the
depth of the team throughout the
pre-season. Seven different players
tallied goals.
oThe biggest difficulty we
have as a coaching staff is getting
these guys to consistently play at
their own level, and not at the level
of the other team, ? said Cox.
Senior Brent Falcon and fresh-
man Matt Dalgetty each saw
action over the weekend. Falcon
allowed only one goal on 17 shots
on Friday while Dalgetty saw 32
shots come his way the following
day, giving up two goals.
The two-goaltender system
is likely to remain intact for the
near future.
oT think right now Dalgetty
might be playing a little bit stronger
than Brent, T said Cox. oBut Brent
played exceptionally well last night.
I feel very comfortable having either
of those guys in the net. ?
Pirates win late-nig
ECU gains
control of C-USA
RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS. EDITOR
ECU used every second it
could, and more, in a 45-42 come-
back win Saturday night over
UTEP.
The Pirates (4-3, 3-1) faced a
touchdown deficit and a 71-yard
stare at the end zone after UTEP Ts
Marcus Thomas scored what
looked like the game-winning
touchdown with only :34 left in
regulation.
But after a UTEP (4-3, 2-1)
penalty and two straight pass
completions to Jamar Bryant,
Rob Kass found Juwon Crowell
for a 34-yard touchdown as time
expired, which tied the game at 39
and sent it into overtime.
Kass, who missed practice
time during the week to attend his
grandmother's funeral, capped the
ECU comeback in overtime with
a 1-yard quarterback sneak to win
the game.
oThis was a really big game
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for our morale and for our play-
ers, T said ECU coach Skip Holtz.
oJust to see their attitude, their
sigh of relief, their smiles, their
excitement and enthusiasm in the
locker room after the game was a _
lot of fun. ?
The three hour and 50-
minute game that ended at 12:55
p.m. Eastern Time featured 97
total points, 1,096 offensive yards
and five lead changes.
oIt wasn Tt a win that the
offense had, that the defense had
or the special teams, it was a win
from an attitude standpoint, ? said
Holtz. oThese players refused to
quit and refused to give up. ?
Kass T touchdown pass at the
end of the regulation was his only
of the night and came after he
threw three interceptions.
Holtz said that he was proud
of Kass T ability to put the inter-
ceptions and adversity he faced
during the week behind him
at the end of the game, as the
Pirates T sophomore quarterback
accounted for ECU Ts final two
touchdowns.
oHe threw three interceptions
and it would have been real easy
for him to hang his head and start
Junior Connor Brearley, who
stepped in last year when Falcon
went down with an injury, is also
ready and waiting for an opportu-
nity to contribute.
ECU swept UNCW for the
third consecutive year, improving
its overall record to 6-0 against
the Seahawks.
The Pirates must go from one:
emotionally-charged matchup to
another, as archrival N.C. State
» makes its way down Highway 264
for its first ever trip to Greenville.
The Division II TACHA] Wolfpack
have never lost to the Pirates.
In ECU Ts inaugural season,
N.C. State destroyed the Pirates,
outscoring them 18-3 in two
games. Last season, ECU made
headway, losing by Just three
goals, 6-3.
Getting motivated for the
showdown should come easily for
Burns, an N.C. State transfer.
oTm really excited, ? said Burns.
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oI've got a lot of buddies on that
team. I would love to beat the hell
out of them to be honest.
o] think we've got a good team.
I think we've gota real good shot at
beating them. If we play our game,
we should put up a good battle. ?
Much like football, the ECU-
N.C. State rivalry on the ice seems
to be downplayed in Raleigh. The
official Web site for N.C. State ice
hockey refers to its omajor rivals ?
as UNC and Duke.
Cox recognizes the importance
of this game, win or lose, for gaining
respect around the state.
oThis is going to be a real mar-
quis game for our program, ? said
Cox. oWe've been beaten by [N.C_]
State a couple of times before and
this is really a chance to take our
program to another level. ?
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t thriller
to question and doubt, ? Holtz said
_of Kass, obut you can Tt question
and doubt and go in and make
some of the throws that he made.
You have to go in there with con-
fidence and make the reads and
make the throws.
oI thought he threw two
strikes to Jamar Bryant and I
thought he did a great job of find-
ing Juwon Crowell on the hash
when he was coming back in. He
stepped in and threw that ball
with authority. ?
ECU got.a touchdown pass
from its owildcard ? player, as
Holtz described, halfway through
the third quarter. Wide receiver
Dwayne Harris, who has been used
as a quarterback sparingly this
season, found Jamar Bryant for an
80-yard touchdown pass after Kass
flipped the ball to Harris on a wide
receiver reverse pass.
Harris scored on a similar
play earlier in the quarter, run-
ning 57 yards for a touchdown
after Kass tossed the ball to him
on a reverse. The talented fresh-
man also caught two passes for 30
yards and had a punt return for 46
yards in his most impressive per-
formance of his career thus far.
oWe try to get him the ball in
many different ways, whether it be
on the reverse, bubble screen or
just running the ball downfield, ?
Holtz said. oHe has emerged as
one of our best offensive players
who can make positive things
happen during a game...He is
special with the ball under his
arm. ?
With the win, ECU stays atop
the C-USA East standings with a
3-1 conference record. Southern
Miss, which beat the Pirates ear-
lier this season, is second in the
east with a 2-1 record and UTEP
is in a three-way tie for the top
spot in the West Division.
Holtz knows that the win
over UTEP is now an advantage
for ECU in regards to conference
supremacy.
oThis was a great win for
these players and for this pro-
gram, ? he said. oThis was a
huge game just from where we
were in the conference; every
game that you win makes the
next conference game a little
bigger. ?
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Lady Pirates lose twice
as Wernert kills T record
ECU has room to
improve
HART HOLLOMAN
STAFF WRITER
The volleyball team dropped 3
two conference matches this =
weekend, losing to Memphis §
Friday night and UAB on
Sunday, bringing their record
to 12-11 overall and 3-5 in the
conference. The lone bright
spot of the weekend came when
senior Kelley Wernert set the
ECU career record for kills
during the Memphis game.
The Pirates faced a Memphis
(16-8, 5-3) team that came into
the match locked in a four-way
tie for third place in the confer-
ence, just above the Pirates. The
hard-fought match lasted five
games, with Memphis having to
come back to get the win.
Memphis jumped out to a
13-8 lead early in the first game.
The Pirates fought back to tie ©
the score, 18-18, as they went
on a seven-point run behind
the serves of Stephanie Turner.
They would go on to win the
first game convincingly, 30-21.
The teams went back and
forth at the beginning of the
second game and were all
squared up at 11-11. This time
Memphis made the run to pull
ahead by four. The Pirates kept
up the fight and came within
one point of tying it up again,
but at 20-19 Memphis took over
and closed out the game on a
10-5 streak to take it, 30-24.
The Pirates dominated
throughout the third set. They
extended an early lead to 22-12
when Memphis took a timeout to
try and disrupt the Pirates T rhythm.
But nothing they did could slow
the Pirates down, as ECU won by.
the same margin, 30-20.
The Pirates let the fourth
and fifth games slip away as
they failed to make enough
plays to get the win. Memphis
took a close fourth game, 30-
28, and pulled out the win in
the fifth with a 15-11 score.
Wernert finished the match
with 30 kills to lead team,
Photo by Robyn
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Blliside hitter Kelly Wernert sets up a Kill against a UTEP defender.
while Mignon Dubenion and
Peyton Thompson added 12
and 11 respectively. Freshman
Katie Koop led the team with 58
assists and senior Trish Monroe
had a solid night with 19 digs.
After the match, coach
Chris Rushing was impressed
with his team Ts performance,
but not the result.
oWe should be very proud-
of the fight and the heart that
[the team] showed tonight. I
thought we played very well,
and we played a. good Memphis
team, ? said Rushing. oWe had
some chances to win it in games
four and five, but we just didn Tt -
make the plays and Memphis
did. But we fought hard and -
played hard. ?
He also praised Wernert for
her achievement.
oThat Ts a big, big accom-
plishment, ? he said. oOver 30
years of volleyball, and she has
the most kills out of anyone. She
had 30-kills tonight, and. the
single match record is 31, which
she also set. So it Ts an awesome
accomplishment for her. ?
Koop also commended Wer-
nert Ts performance in breaking
the record.
oI was really excited for her
and I knew she would do it, T Koop
said. oI Tm so proud of her and I
think she did an amazing Job. ?
When asked about the
record, Wernert said, oIt feels .
really good, it Ts a really big
accomplishment and I Tm proud
of myself. ? She also attributed her
success to the support of her team-
mates, oI couldn't do it without my
team, so I'm proud of them too. ?
The team faced UAB (16-6,
6-2) Sunday and the result was a
little more one-sided. UAB came
out blazing and put the pressure
on the Pirates early. The Pirates
played flat in the early going
as UAB built. up momentum.
The Pirates just couldn't find
any rhythm in the first two
games mostly due to a stiff UAB
defense. As a result, UAB came
away with the first two games,
30-22 and 30-23. :
The Pirates rebounded in the
third game, and with the score
tied at 22 they went on an 8-4
run to close out the game, 30-26.
But UAB Ts big hitters proved to
be too much, and in the fourth
game they sealed the match with
a 33-31 victory. After the game,
Trish Monroe commented on
the match.
oWe had a slow start today
and we didn Tt start fighting T
until too late, ? said Monroe. oWe
picked it up but we weren't ready
to play them this time. ?
Next weekend the Pirates
play conference leader Marshall
(14-8, 7-1). twice in a rare home
and away weekend. The home
game will be Sunday, Oct. 21 at
1 p.m. When asked about next
weekend Ts matches, Monroe
seemed more than ready for the
challenge.
oTm pumped for Marshall, ?
she said. oWe've been close to
them and we're ready to go get
them next weekend. ?
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