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The East Carolinian Volume 83, Issue 23 November 27, 2007
a { www. theeastcarolinian. com }
Linebacker Quentin Cotton and
the Pirates took care of business
Saturday against Tulane. Check
out the sports section to find out
how the seniors on the squad
made their final home game a
special one and what lies ahead
on the bowl horizon for the
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2007
First software engineering graduate
degree in NC will be coming to ECU
Program will begin
next semester
DAVID WILDER
STAFF WRITER
ECU Ts Department of Com-
puter Science will be offering anew
degree program next semester.
The degree, a Master of Sci-
ence in Software Engineering
[MSSE}, is the first of its kind
in North Carolina.
Photo by Natassia Negron
The university seems to be
striving for a degree that will set
them apart from other institutions.
oECU tries to focus on a
special niche, not engineering
programs like at NC State, ? said
ate studies.
Offering this degree has
been a longtime goal involving
15 years of preparation, accord-
ing to Nasseh Tabrizi, director
of graduate studies for computer
OF
Business and industry lead-
ers offered advice to aid in the
creation of the MSSE program.
The program Ts creators used the
leaders T suggestions to focus the
curriculum and intended goals of
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ENGINEERIN
The MSSE program will
be offered on campus as well as
online through ECU Ts Distance
Education program.
oThis program is aimed
toward the student who has
bachelor Ts degree, someone who
wants to improve their position
in the business world or a stu-
dent that wants to seek a Ph.D., ?
Tabrizi said.
With the new program, mar-
keting, service, business and
technical managers can learn
more about software engineering
and move toward more presti-
gious employment opportunities. *
oWe're always anxious to find
new ways to contribute to society.
We feel that this could be one of
those areas-that could be very
useful in energizing the local
economy, ? Pellicane said.
As an interdisciplinary field,
software engineering combines
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KIMBERLY BELLAMY
NEWS EDITOR
SGA continued an ongoing debate regarding the possibilities of Hard
Waiver Insurance and recommendations to restructure the make-up con-
gress on Monday.
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in which representatives presented a power point describing the implementa-
tion, cost and other topics concerning Hard Waiver Insurance. 5|
Shawnte McMillan, health educator and Amy Viverette, insurance 5
coordinator, attended the meeting to illustrate what the new insurance plan 5
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Young started the first game of
his promising career against
North Carolina Wesleyan. Turn
to the sports section for a player
profile on Young, one of the most
highly recruited guards in the
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is all about and to answer student Ts questions.
The facilitators of the power point (McMillan and Viverette) tried to 8
bring the issues close to: home to students by stating compelling statistics
and facts.
oWe do have students that drop out of ECU because of health care 2 =
issues, ? McMillan said.
Some known medical issues that have affected students include injuries
due to car accidents and cancer, according to McMillan.
oThese are real issues that are affecting our students, T McMillan said.
A large proportion of students are without health insurance under the
current voluntary option.
The present estimate of uninsured (students) ona college campus is 40
percent, according to Viverette.
The presenters (McMillan and Viverette) also gave a comparison in the
cost of popular prescription drugs with the Hard Waiver Insurance provider
to-outside insurance plans.
Each drug given as example was extremely lower with the Hard Waiver
Insurance plan through Pearce and Pearce.
After presenting these facts, the congress members were reminded that
no final decision about insurance has been made.
oECU has not made a decision about whether ECU will go to the Hard
Waiver Insurance but we will have an answer by the end of the school year,
according to the chancellor, T Mc Millan said.
The information presented in last week Ts meeting led to congress mem-
bers stating their opinions about the possibility of ECU following many other
UNC institutions in mandating insurance.
UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State are the only institutions that do not
mandate insurance and that aren't looking to do so.
They already have participation on their optional plans, which
y Nat
lees
Congress members review hand-outs provided by McMillan and Viverette about Hard Waiver Insurance.
makes their premiums lows,
according to Johnson.
Congress agreed that the
positions expressed, both posi-
tive and negative, would be
transformed into letters to the
chancellor and the Board of
Trustees to represent the stu-
dent body Ts feeling about the
initiative.
Dialogue concerning Hard
Waiver Insurance continued in
room 221 of Mendenhall Student
Center (MSC) following the
congress meeting for an event
called, Hot Topic.
The second major subject
discussed in both meetings was
the constitutional task force
recommendations.
Three different recommen-
dations presented to congress,
were constructed by the over-
sight committee.
The purpose of the recom-
mendations were to provide
options on what will be a good
way to increase attendance in con-
gress meetings while efficiently
representing the student body.
oThe purpose tonight is just
to see how you want this body
represented, ? said Keri Brockett,
SGA president. .
Recommendation one
involved the same construc-
tion the congress currently is
composed of with the addition
of an amendment to include the
graduate council.
Recommendation two and
three had more strict stipula-
tions on the amount of members
and where congress members
would be recruited.
Congress voted in favor of
recommendation three, which
states a tri-cameral system of
a house of organizations, an
undergraduate congress and a
graduate congress would com-
pose the body of members.
A vote was passed to have a
discussion about specific details
about recommendation three for
the next meeting.
Students are encouraged to
attend the next congress meet-
ing on Monday at 5 p.m. in the
MSC Social Room.
To find out more about SGA,
you can visit the Web site at ecu.edu/
sga or call the office at 328-4742.
This writer may be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Eliminate stress before exam week
Methods to
reduce stress during
exam week
DAVID WILDER
STAFF WRITER
A program designed to
address healthy test preparation
will be offered to ECU students
today from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
at Mendenhall Student Center Ts
Social Room.
The program is a collaborative
effort between ECU Ts Center for
Counseling and Student Devel-
opment, Student Health Services,
Campus Recreation and Wellness,
Academic Advising and Peer
Health and Healthy PIRATES.
Each office will offer test
preparation advice from their
point of view.
oTopics addressed will
include: test taking anxiety, study
tips, healthy snacking, impor-
tance of physical activity, hin- §
drances of alcohol and drugs and 3
stress management techniques, ? 8
said Renita Moore, mental health ©
|
outreach specialist.
oStudents will be able to
stop by and visit each of the
tables which will discuss various
aspects of test preparation. ?
Student Health Services will |
provide a nutritionist that will
offer healthy snacks for students.
oThis event will be a Well-
ness Passport Event, so after
visiting the tables, students will
be able to receive a passport
stamp for their participation, ?
Moore said.
Procrastination is one of the
main problems that students
Many students find it hard to cope with the pressures of exam preparation.
face during exam week, accord-
ing to Moore.
oT do little things throughout
the day so I won't get behind on
a big project, ? said senior Saman-
see STRESS page A3
Bridport prize winner
holds reading on campus
Wieland shares
her stories
ALYCIA WENDT
STAFF WRITER
Liza Wieland, a eeratiive
professor at ECU, held a read-
ing of her Bridport prize story
and one of her new stories
on Nov. 14.
oTve given many readings
over the years, but this is the
first at ECU. I Tm thrilled to
be able to introduce myself to
the community in this way, ?
Wieland said.
At Wieland Ts reading, she
read two of her short stories,
oPound in Venice ? and oSlip,
Out, Back, Here. ?
The short story, oSlip, Out,
Back, Here, ? is the work for
which she was awarded the
2007 Bridport Prize.
According to a literary
review Web site, Tracey Che-
valier, a judge for the Bridport
Prize, said, oSlip, Out, Back,
Here T is an unusual, gorgeous
contemplation of a young girl Ts
relationship with her mother, a
dream-like examining of the
tight bond that both stifles
and secures them. It takes risks
with structure and its ending is
soaring and emotional without
being sentimental. ?
The Bridport Prize Interna-
tional Creative Writing Com-
petition is for short stories not
exceeding 5,000 words or poetry
that does not exceed 42 lines.
All of the entries are judged
anonymously. Everyone has the
same chance of winning, no
matter if they are a famous writer
or if it is their first competition.
To enter the competition,
the writer must have previously
published at least one liter-
ary novel or story. This year
there were 11,000 entries in
fiction and poetry.
Wieland read about this
competition in a publication
called Poets & Writers.
oIt Ts a great source of lit-
erary news and information,
not just about contests, but
about writers, publishers and
schools, ? said Wieland. =
Wieland Ts track record Df
publication and writing is large.
She has published two novels,
including oThe Names of thé
Lost ? and oBombshell. ?
. She has written two col-
lections of short fiction stories
* see WIELAND page A3
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27,2007 PAGE A2
{ Campus & Community }
Anthropology Lecture: oA Possible
Early Christian Church found in
Jordan T
Wednestay, November 28
7m.
Flanagan 265
Dr. $. Thomas Parker,
professor of history at N.C.
Slate University, will discuss
the current controversy
surrounding the identi
use of a structure ident
as one of the earliest
churches in Aqaba, Jordan,
based on historical and
archaeological evid
oSometimes | Cry ? -
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Free programs from PBS will be
offered through Joyner Library
Services available on and off
campus
ALYCIA WENDT
STAFF WRITER
On Jan. 1, 2008, Joyner Library will begin to
offer students, teachers and library patrons free
access to PBS programs to educate and entertain
over the Internet.
oThe big benefit is convenience, on-demand
viewing and, of course, the fact that it Ts free; ? said
Jan Lewis, associate director of Joyner Library.
There will be about 250 available programs
offered on campus and at home. Ifusers are trying
to log in off campus, they will have to enter their
Pirate ID and passphrase. '
The series that will be featured are oScientific
American Frontiers ?; a history series, oEmpires ?;
an Emmy award-winning journalism program,
oFrontline ?; and a series for kids including
oCyberchase ? and oLiberty's Kids. ?
oTm really excited about being able to offer
these high quality, well-researched documenta-
ries to our students, ? Lewis said.
This PBS service is paid for by the North
Carolina State Library and is offered through
NC LIVE, which offers collections of electronic
resources at no cost.
According to the NC LIVE Web site, oThese
resources include articles from over 16,000 newspa-
pers, journals, magazines and encyclopedias, index-
ing for over 25,000 periodical titles and access to _
over 25,000 online print and audio books. ?
There are about 200 libraries across North
Carolina that use NC LIVE.
The link for these programs will be available
at ecu.edu/cs-lib/ in January.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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WIELAND
continued from Al
titled, oDiscov-
ering America ?
and oYou Can
Sleep While I
Drive. ?
In addition
to the fiction
stories and
novels, she
has published
a collection of
poems, oNear
Alcatraz. ?
oI am very
happy for her.
She has worked
writing. It is
always good to
see her have some success, ? said
Dan Stanford, Liza Ts husband.
Wieland has been writing novels
since she began her first novel,
oNames of the Lost, ? in 1988.
oT Tve always loved words,
how they look, how they sound,
how they feel, how they can
be put together in interesting
ways, ? Wieland said.
Wieland thinks that read-
ing got her interested in writ-
ing. She remembers writing
her first story in third grade,
a mystery titled, oThe Scream
That Carried Me All The Way
to Savannah. ?
oI hope to keep writing
and teaching and support-
ing the arts
in eastern
North Caro-
lina, ? said
Wieland.
Wieland
just began
teaching at
BCU this
past semester.
She is cur-
rently teach-
) ing English
£ 1100 (Com-
position)
and English
3410 (Intro-
duction to
Poetry).
oI have some pretty ter-
rific students in those classes, ?
Wieland said.
Next semester, she will be
teaching English 3850 (Begin-
ning Fiction Writing) and
English 5850 (Advanced Fic-
tion Writing).
oShe is a very intriguing
and interesting person. The
way she tells her stories- her
tone - brings me into the story, ?
said Aliana Ramirez, Wieland Ts
Junior poetry student.
' Liza Ts website can be visited
at lizawieland.com.
Contributed
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
STRESS
continued from Al
tha Allen.
One method of easing ten-
sion and keeping the brain
focused on studying is incor-
porating exercise that speeds
up the heart rate into an exam
preparation schedule.
Study breaks are also an °
important part ofan exam prepa-
ration routine. Breaks should
last no longer than 20 minutes.
This is sufficient time to have a
healthy snack, make a phone call,
send e-mail, use the restroom,
etc., according to Moore. ,
Setting short-term goals ~
within larger long-term goals can «
also help students stay focused and
cope with the stress of exams.
Including enjoyable activi- -
ties during an exam preparation
routine gives students some-
thing to look forward to and
helps keep stress at a manage--
able level, according to Moore.
Student Health Services |
will offer a oregression table ?
for students to participate in
coloring, Play-Doh and other
fun activities, according to ~
Shawnte McMillan, student ..
health services administrator. ~
oStudents can expect to ~
learn how to sit back and relax, ?
McMillan said.
This writer may be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
ENGINEERING continued from A1
the studies of computer science
and engineering.
The MSSE program is
expected to prepare graduate
students to specify, model,
implement and manage large
software system projects.
oWe don Tt anticipate a
large application. pool at this
time, ? Tabrizi said. oThis is a
new degree. It is the first to
be offered in NC. ?
Applicants must meet
the admission requirements
of ECU Ts Graduate School.
These requirements are satis-
factory undergraduate grades
and scores on either the
Miller Analogy Test (MAT)
or the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) and three
letters of recommendation.
An undergraduate degree
in computer science, soft-
ware engineering, computer
engineering, electrical engi-
neering, information systems
or a related discipline is pre-
ferred.
Tabrizi must evaluate stu-
dents with other. graduate
degrees to approve admis-
. sion.
Distance Education stu-
dents must have access to a
fully functional computer and
the Internet.
The option of earning a
MSSE degree through Dis-
tance Education increases the
possible student base. This
allows someone in the busi-
ness world an opportunity to
earn a graduate degree while
also working during the day.
The degree will require
the completion of 30 semester
hours of courses. Graduate
assistantships will be avail- «
able on a competitive basis.
Application and course »
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www.cs.ecu.edu or www.ecu. *
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YAZID FINN
OPINION WRITER
Alright, folks! I am back from my self-imposed
time out and have brought that change of pace a
handful of you have been calling for. While this is
the next to last issue of the semester, I decided to
change the hat I normally draw my topics of dis-
cussion from and spin a recently established wheel.
Today Ts subject of interest just so happened to land
on Shariah law!
Sweet, I know, but please attempt to restrain _
yourselves long enough to get through the next few
paragraphs.
Recently over in the good old Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, a woman and a male friend were sexually
assaulted by a group of men. The woman was sen-
tenced to prison and received lashes for being out
unchaperoned with an unrelated male.
This event has been brought to the forefront of
news Web sites; human rights groups across the USA
are jumping on the bandwagon (or boat) of good faith
to cross the ocean and set things straight. I, however,
feel this is a single case blown out of proportion,
like so many things our short attention spans seem
to latch onto,
_ Thad the chance to ask a few brothers I am in
contact with overseas for their input on the matter,
and I was not surprised by their replies. In this case,
the woman in question broke a law that carried con-
sequences. She was given the chance to appeal the
decision as one normally would in the United States,
however, the woman declined and reported the
incident to the media. Additionally, being a Shia in
Saudi Arabia probably did not help. Still the sudden
increased punishment for not following the appeal
process is where the thulm (oppression) begins.
. This piece, however, will not focus on the issue
of rape as previously mentioned, but the umbrella
of which the laws regarding the matter fall under.
Right off the bat, allow me to clear a misconcep-
tion and say that no country practices true Shari Tah
Law. Saudi Arabia is close, but as my good friend
HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey once remarked,
oIt can only be attributable to human error. ? The
offenders should have been charged with adultery (if
married) or spreading mischief amongst the lands,
both punishable by death.
- When someone says that opolitical extremists ?
are attempting to implement Shariah law into a
country in Europe, I normally laugh atthe thought.
The definition of words these days are becoming so
loose, they are molded to fit the liking of the user.
This follows that no country practices true
Democracy and I include the United States in this
generalization. In the words of Lincoln, oA govern-
ment of the people, by the people, for the people, ?
so what exactly is the Electoral College? Oh yeah,
that is right, the founding fathers specifically
stated they felt the average citizen was incapable
of making an educated decision in regards to their
head of state.
'. Before this topic becomes an epistemologist debate
on the token of words in sentences, I will end it with
some statistics from the good old Interpol. The United
States rates amongst the highest of countries listed in
terms of rape cases, Saudi Arabia and Japan amongst
the lowest. One in six women in the United States
survived an attempted or completed rape. With these
in mind, the number of rape cases in the United States
has steadily declined in the last ten years.
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
I love the atmosphere of game day, the noise
of the crow, the unadulterated emotion in a packed
stadium and my Pirates. I Tm from the class of 2004,
with a vision for my alma mater.
The pride level of Pirates, alumni, and fans
alike is EXTREMELY high and with good reason,
our Pirates are having a great football season.
The energy emitted from the Pirate fans feeds
our players. There is nothing like the rush we all
get when the cannon goes off after.a score or the
4th quarter raising of the NO QUARTER flag.
But perhaps the most invigorating is when Jimi
Hendrix starts rockin T out and our team emerges
through the Purple Haze and rushes the field. And
from that point is where the vision begins...
I wish to change nothing about aforementioned
entrance of our team onto Dowdy-Ficklen, merely
add one more element; a concoction whose ingredi-
ents include the swelling, smothering characteristic
of the Wave and a Sea of Purple. ae
The set-up only requires one thing; all Pirate
Fans in attendance at Dowdy-Ficklen MUST wear
PURPLE, UNDERNEATH whatever game day
schwag they are planning to wear.
The set-up: Purple Haze T plays, players storm
field, purple smoke billows... beginning from where
the purple smoke reaches the stands, Pirate fans, in the
motion of a well executed wave, remove their top-layer
of clothing to reveal the PURPLE underneath.
The end result: Think oPenn State White Out, ?
but Purple... A color-changing, wave of purple
that engulfs 44,000 Pirate fans whose energy
can be measured in GBPSIs (Goose Bumps Per
Square Inch.)
I understand that traditions are rarely planned
and usually just come to fruition over time, but
close your eyes and picture this. Do you see it?
All that PURPLE! To make this happen we need
support and buy-in. We need ideas on execution
. and implementation...
Thank you for your time. Go PIRATES!
Chuck Dove
Greenville, NC
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2007
PAGE A4.
RANT OF THE DAY
| know it Ts sick, but | was so glad not to be
the fat grandchild this year!
{ Rant away, Pirates. }
Be, 4
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This picture was taken with a digital camera on the 18th of November 2007, in beautiful
town of Bath.
o| think this picture is worth thousand words as it symbolizes peace and connecting with
beauty of nature. The person in the picture is my friend Rushikesh Veni (grad student,
Computer Science), ? said photographer, Sandeep Gottipamula, MBA student at ECU.
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" S
| think | had fun jousting with you in
Rants, but you bore me now. You're
predictable. At least | know how you
really are now. Hope your landing
has a lot of cushion when you fall
off of that pedestal. In addition to
overestimating my interest in you,
you underestimate my decency.
Denial is not coping. Chew on that
for a while.
They broke the mold after they made
you. And then they shot the SOB
who made it.
Your Mom called. She wants you to
come home and shave her back.
Just because you might be a big deal
oncampus T doesn Tt give you the right
to think you're better than me.
| figured out that | get good grades
so that | can go to keggers all four
years of college. ! Tm not that guy that
goes to keggers and only stays here
for one semester. I'll be here all four
years, don Tt worry.
I Tm not going to lie, I Tm pretty happy
I Tm the only one who hasn't learned
that-stupid ocrank that Soulja Boy ?
dance. Thank God. "
| love going out with girls older than
me. It's great because then you can
call them omom. ? What?
| like how the little girl in oMonsters
Inc. ? is named oBoo ?. It makes me
think of my best friend.
Can't people understand it Ts tough
to do work when I Tm blazed all the
time?
So, I Tm.a sorority girl that happens
to love pro football and World of
Warcraft...| think that makes my
boyfriend a really lucky guy!
Why must all the girls on White
Hall drown themselves in perfume?
Don Tt they realize that some people
are sensitive to the strong scents?
There Ts nothing worse than being
stuck in the elevator with some chick |
could smell before she got on. Ew.
Are you still trying to burn the candle
at both ends? It worked out so well
for you last semester.
My boyfriend doesn Tt realize I Tm a
catch. It Ts too bad my ex does but he Ts
not the one | want to be with.
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What will you do with your degree?
I Tm so in love with you and | dont even
know if | met you yet...
I'm looking for something to do on the
weekends besides drink alcohol and
go downtown. Any fun ideas?
I'm trying to make some guy friends
because | like to hang out with guys
more than girls, butit seems like none
of them want to be my friend once
they find out | have a boyfriend. |
don Tt know why. It couldn't possibly be
because they're all after one thing.
So what if | think communism is a
good idea in theory! ;
My friend has a really hot neighbor
| can Tt take my eyes off everytime
he comes to visit. If he didn Tt have
a girlfriend, | would completely rock
his world!
| wish my parents would quit
smoking...1 am tired of having to
wash my clothes a second time just
to get the smoke smell out.
You need to cleanup your food. It Ts
been there for a week. And make
some friends.
If we Tre going to screw, great. If we're
going to date, that Ts great, too. Just
make up your mind or leave me
alone!
The smartest move | ever made was
to remove myself from between your
legs. Bestiality is prohibited.
You really are troubled inside. Seek
help little lady. It Ts not too late.
| want to be in love again... miss it.
| am not happy anymore. | wish |
could change that.
Because of Pearl, oI need to get
my drink on ? is my signature catch
phrase!
My new favorite word...
SOROSTITUTE.
Until you decide that student safety
does matter, I'll keep my Glock
handy.
Quit hating on the baseball players
because your're fat.
| hate people who litter. The reason
Americans are so fat is because
they're too lazy to get off their butts
and walk five feet to a freaking
trashcan!
| overheard two people laughing
about my Rant in history class, and |
laughed to myself secretly because
they didn Tt know that I sit right next
to them.
Go do something, ! Tm sick of looking
at you in the room, all the time.
Frannnciscoooo....
STOP SENDING ME those stupid
application invitations on facebook.
I Tm going to un-friend you!
The bathroom in Brewster D creeps
me out. | swear that a ghost lives
there!
That wasn't a break. That was a
tease!
oElle guess what? | got BANGS! ?
The best part about Thanksgiving is
that it Ts finally the official Christmas
season!
My. hairdresser warned me before
they applied the dye that | might
become chemically dependent.
She was so right. Thank God for
hair dye!
| knowit's sick, but was so glad not to
be the fat grandchild this year!
One would think that taking a nutrition
class would have some impact on
one Ts eating habits. Guess it Ts not a
very effective class.
| bought an umbrella this morning
right before classes because it said
that it was going to rain. It didn Tt rain
until after classes and | was back
home. Ugh!
Why is it that people cannot seem
to read simple instructions for a quiz
from a professor? He told us to bring
a bubble sheet on the first line of his
email. Anyone who didn Tt have one
should not have been allowed to
take the quiz.
it doesn Tt matter what you say, I Tm
wearing a scarf!
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VICES 67
Lan:
Beowulf ?
Hollywood is definitely oBeowolf ?.
ALEX LAROCCA
OPINION WRITER
I will immediately start by saying that I saw
oBeowulf ? last weekend and "God help the movie
industry "it was terrible. Everyone should know
what oBeowulf ? is; if you don Tt, I Tm not explain-
ing it, and I have always thought that it could be
a great movie if it was done correctly [editor Ts
note: Beowulf is an epic poem about a warrior
(title character) that, among other richly details
accounts: within. the context of the poem, has to
battle a neighboring land Ts monster, monster Ts
mother, and later, the dragon that plagued that
land...It Ts complicated].
It has all the elements a greatly exaggerated
action movie should have, e.g. a ridiculously macho
main character, mass amounts of death, monsters
and a morally infallible main character. Of course
there are separate variables that can automati-
cally make an action movie tempting to anyone.
Vikings will always fall into this section, which
oBeowulf ? has plenty of. And yet when I saw this
movie I came to realize that Hollywood decided
to not only create a terrible script, again, but to
make this redunkulous action opportunity into a
poor Shakespearean Video Game.
When it comes to CGI everyone can agree that
it is just better if you never notice it. If we were
to look at o300, ? although some things are obvi-
ously CG, the mere fact that there were real people
excluded the CG elephants and rhinos. Go on and
re-read my equation for a great action flick there
you can see o300 ? fits perfectly. Now noticing this
and seeing oBeowulf, ? you only wish that Frank
Miller could have done it instead.
Who came up with this all-CG idea? There
were countless times in the theater when every-
one would burst out laughing. And these were
the odramatic ? scenes. But how can one really feel
connected with a completely animated character,
especially when it attempts ( oattempts ? is definitely
the right word) to make you think they-are real?
This will never work and hasn Tt worked ever since
they tried it with that awful Final Fantasy movie.
In fact, for a movie that was made around six to
seven years ago J am surprised that it is basically
on par with oBeowulf. ? Of course this isn Tt the
only thing these two films have in common (suck-
ing being one), but also the terrible, what | must
call, acting.
So now oBeowulf ? is dead and a chance
at making a great poem into a great movie is
completely lost. What makes this so much more
pathetic is that oBeowulf ? was already written for
Hollywood. And written in such a way that you
would never have to worry about inner dialogue or
anything. Beowulf good, Beowulf big man can kill
anything, people die but Beowulf there to totally
rock out to viking metal. Why was this so difficult?
o300 ? can get away with it but oBeowulf ? can Tt?
Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. In fact so wrong
that I bet a 12-year-old boy could have directed
something more entertaining than the crap Robert
Zemeckis just pulled.
Overall I think Hollywood just needs to return °
to the basics and quite trying to complicate VERY
simple stories. There is nothing wrong with a hero
killing everyone and beating everything it comes
up Just because. Don Tt try to mix fantasy CGI with
simplified-complicated characters because now the
poem oBeowolf ? shall always be remembered as
that ocrappy CG movie. ?
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Horoscopes
Aries
I's better to keep your mouth shut
if you're not certain what Ts going on.
Be watchful and silent and wait for
somebody to carelessly drop a few
clues.
Taurus
Shopping has been more of a
challenge than a relaxation lately. Keep
studying; you'll find new and creative
ways to stretch your dollars.
Gemini
By using your wits you can make the
task easier and increase your profits.
Costs are high, soit Ts important to save
wherever you can.
Cancer
After an initial setback, life gets a
lot easier. You may not reach total
agreement, but at least you know
where you stand. Differences make
the relationship more interesting and
exciting.
Leo
You're too busy to worry about others T
complex social interactions. Ask them
to save their problems and gossip until
another time.
Virgo
Let your friends know what's bothering
you. One of them has the answer. It Ts
hard to admit you were wrong, but if
that Ts required,.go ahead and do it.
Libra
Discretion is advised in career
negotiations. Get everything in writing,
but don Tt publish any of it yet. Make
all the revisions first, and you'll end up
with a big success.
Scorpio
Finally, you're able to achieve what
you set out to do. Reinforcements
arrive just in time, thanks to your
communications. Good work!
Sagittarius
Reality rears its ugly head. How are
you going to pay for all the crazy things
you want? You're not. Pay off bills first.
Save crazy for later.
Capricorn
Acceptencouragementand assistance
from someone you don't always like.
Liking is transitory. This person Ts there
for you. That Ts what's important.
Aquarius *
You can figure out what needs to
be done. Keep the others on track.
Without your coaching, they'll be
running in all directions.
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Sneak away from the crowds to
spend more time with your loved ones.
Make plans, and keep going after your
goals in spite of all obstacles. Together,
you guys are awesome.
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Santa in shopping malls in the USA
in dollars.
7% of mall Santa applicants
were discovered to have criminal
- backgrounds.
Santa must visit 842,000,000 homes
on Christmas Eve.
He must travel 4,796,250 mph to visit
all those homes.
20% of Americans finish off their
Christmas shopping on Christmas
Eve,
27% of pet owners who have their
dog or cat pose and photographed
with Santa Claus.
28% of Americans re-gift.
Artificial trees are the most popular with
40,694,463 on display in comparison
to real trees at 34,335,809.
180 Barbie dolls are sold around the
world every minute.
4,000,000 Tons of trash is generated
annually from the gift wrapping and
shopping bags.
The word Christmas is Old English, a
contraction of Christ Ts Mass.
The first president to decorate the
white house Christmas tree in the
United States was Franklin Pierce.
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{Campus Scene}
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2007
Bice A5
Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to
perform for World AIDS Week
One woman show
inspired by HIV/AIDS
ERIN EDWARDS
STAFF WRITER
On Thursday, Nov. 29, Broad-
way and television actor Sheryl Lee
Ralph will perform her one-woman
show, oSometimes I Cry, ? at 7 p.m.
in Wright Auditorium. Written
and performed by Ralph, the show
focuses on the olives, loves and losses
of women infected and affected by
HIV/AIDS, ? according to a Web
site advertising the event. The show
is sponsored by the Office of Insti-
tutional Diversity, Student Health
Services and the Pitt County Health
Department.
oSometimes I Cry ? chronicles
the lives of different women from
diverse backgrounds and cultures
and how they struggle against
the effects of HIV/AIDS. Ralph
expresses and explores these stories
through word, movement.and song,
playing the role ofeach character and
allowing the audience to understand
the unique difficulties each woman
faces.
Catherine Adams, program
specialist for the Office of Insti-
tutional Diversity, believes that
the one-woman show will be a
unique and engaging way for the
ECU campus and Greenville com-
munity to become more aware of
the disease. &
oMany people receive informa-
tion in different formats, like films
or lectures, but we thought Ralph Ts
show would be an entertaining and
thought-provoking way to educate
the campus and community at
large, ? said Adams.
oWe hope that viewers will get
a sense of the various stories and
testimonies behind AIDS, not only
those infected but those coping
with the effects of the disease. ?
Ralph is an award-winning
writer and actor of film, televi-
sion and the Broadway stage.
She earned her first Tony award
by originating and creating
the role of Deena Jones in the
musical oDreamgirls. ? She is
probably most-known from her
television role as oDee ? on the
hit TV series oMoesha ? and
in her writing and directing
of the award-winning short
film oSecrets, ? a finalist in the
HBO Film Short Competition.
Ralph is also a committed
advocate in raising global aware-
ness regarding information
about HIV/AIDS. She was the
first recipient of the Red Ribbon
Leadership Award from the.
AIDS epidemic
Adults and children estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS by year Ts end 2007:
Overall "
Living with
HIV/AIDS*
33.2 million
New
infections
during 2007
2.5 million
Died during
2007
2.1 million
© 2007 MCT
Source: UNAIDS
National HIV/AIDS Partnership
and serves as the spokesperson
for the National Minority AIDS
Council and Board Member of
the Black AIDS Institute.
Tickets are available at the Cen-
tral Ticket Office on the main floor
of Mendenhall Student Center or by
calling 328-4788 (ECU-ARTS).
Tickets are $5 for students,
$12 for faculty/staff and $15 for the
general public. :
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
*Down from estimate published in 2006 of-39.5 million due in large
part to changes in the way India Ts HIV rates are assessed
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_ BRIAN MAZUROWKSI -
STAFF WRITER.
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to consumers. Nintendo also appeals to the nostalgi:
Last year the world witnessed the
_ launch of three new innovative game
stems with far more capabilities and
possibilities than ever before. Now,
a year after the release of the three
_ systems, how do
_ consumers?
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ey compare among
lacks
_in graphics it makes up for with its.
hypnotically entertaining games and
ounique controls. Microsoft's X Box
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provides gamers with a large and
impressive library of games to choose
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Countdown to peace art exhibit
carries political undertones
A visitor to the Countdown to Peace art exhibit in the Mendenhall Art Gallery admires various art pieces.
Exhibit on display
until the war in Iraq
ends
SARAH CAMPBELL
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Newspapers are filled with
headlines, network airwaves are
overflowing amid countless min-
utes of airtime updating Ameri-
cans on the war in Iraq and
politicians are using the war as
a basis for campaign strategies.
The war in Iraq has become a
part of daily life in America. Each
day Americans are bombarded
with media surrounding the
war, leaving two ECU professors
pondering the prospect of peace.
Mendenhall Art Gallery is
currently displaying the Count-
down to Peace art exhibit. Art
professors Catherine Billingsley
and Jodi Hollnagel-Jubran put
the exhibit together in an effort
to exemplify the concept of peace.
oThe goal is to help people
identify with peace. Express our
need for peace. Let people know
we would like the war in Iraq
to end, that we are not going
to forget about what is taking
place and that there are better
solutions like peace and talking
and identifying the problems
and agreeing to disagree than
war to solve our problems, ? said
Hollnagel-Jubran.
The exhibit is currently made
up of 71 pieces, each represent-
ing a day of a calendar timeline
of the war.
oEach cotry we have aad
represents that artist Ts individual
vision of peace. Maybe with all
of us visualizing peace, we can
make it happen. Everyone Ts idea
of peace is expressed differently, ?
said Billingsley.
Although the exhibit is cur-
rently housed in Mendenhall,
it will become a travel-
ing exhibit after being taken
down at the end of Novem-
see PEACE page A6
oTUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2007
THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ FEATURES
New Expressions magazine
released this month
oMinority ? served as
the theme
ERIN EDWARDS
STAFF WRITER
On Nov. 26, Expressions
magazine released its new
issue, titled oMinority. ? Com-
plete with an impressive mar-
keting campaign a and submitted
literary pieces by students, the
magazine strives to address the
concerns, ideas and opinions
that represent the minorities
present on the campus of ECU.
Expressions magazine was
started in the 1980s at ECU
in order to introduce opinions
and address different con-
cerns of minorities on campus.
. Expressions defines minority
as oany group of students
that feels outside the norm or
mainstream, ? according to the
magazine Ts Web site.
The overall responsibility
of Expressions is to present
the feelings of groups that
feel neglected and to oinform,
entertain and affect social
change and understanding. ?
Expressions General Man-
ager Guillaume Bagal feels
the upcoming issue will
inform students of what
the term ominority ? means
and throw away any stereo-
typical beliefs that students
might have previously held.
oWe felt that the term
minority T was very intimidat-
ing to most students. Many
see minority as either black
or Hispanic, and we wanted
to show people that it went
far beyond skin color and
religious beliefs, ? said Bagal.
oTWe want] to be sure to
cover issues not only of con-
cern to students belong-
ing to a minority, but also
those that are of importance
to any student unfulfilled
by other campus forums. ?
In an effort to prepare for
the release, Bagal said that
he and his art director, Ricky
Chan, set up a photo shoot on
campus with approximately
100 students wearing the new
Expressions T-shirt. These
pictures were used to create
posters around campus and on
the actual covers of the maga-
zine. Students were also given
the opportunity to explain
what minority means in their
own words, which would also
be included in the issue. Bagal
said that the campaign for the
promotion of the magazine was
the most groundbreaking in
the history of the publication.
Chan believes the posters
that were created using the
snapshots of students will help
students to realize that being a
minority does not just apply to
specific people, but to everyone.
oThe objective of the new post-
ers of numerous people for the
upcoming issue is to address a
point that everyone is a minor-
ity sometime, somewhere, and
in'some aspect of their lives. By
photographing a diverse ethnic
and religious group of students
on campus [we can] help one to
look beyond the stereotype of
minority, ? said Chan.
In a collaborative effort
with the Student Union Popu-
lar Entertainment Committee,
Expressions will release the
new issue at the Poetry Jam in
Mendenhall Student Center on
Nov. 26 at 7 p.m.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
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PAGE A6
GAME from page Ad
games for the Wii, Xbox 360 provides an impres-
sive amount of entertaining and fun games to
choose from. The Xbox 360 provides a seemingly
modest price tag in comparison to the Playstation
3, but it is still far from inexpensive. The price
of the Xbox 360 varies depending on the size of.
hard drive included in the system along with other
features, but usually ranges from $300 to $450.
Like the Playstation 3, the Xbox 360 experience
is based on games that offer textured atmospheres
. that engage the players in a variety of differently
styled games. Offering an emphasis on games
that target a more mature audience such as Halo,
Saints Row and Gears of War have contributed to
the popularity of Xbox 360 games.
However, the Xbox 360 has become notori-
ous amongst gamers for having low reliability
and an occurrence of what is known as a general
hardware failure.
Allin all, this Christmas is sure to have shop-
pers scoping out the obest ? and omost advanced ?
game system to place under their trees.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
PEACE from page A5
ber. It will continue to be displayed in a
number of locations until the end of the war.
Students and community members were
invited to be part of the exhibit by submitting
work. All forms of media were accepted, and
pieces in the exhibit range from drawings to
photographs and ceramics to weavings.
oI wanted to be a part of this unique col-
laborative effort to raise awareness that artists
participate directly in their communities. Today,
so much of art is created for individualistic
purposes, but we can still be united in a shared
global vision, ? said graduate student Charity Hall.
Those interested in contributing work or sug-
gesting a venue to host the exhibit can contact
Billingsley or Hollnagel-Jubran at caterine.bill-
ingsley@yahoo.com or jodijubran@yahoo.com.
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oChris Johnson
johnean went ut in style
this past weekend. The
accomplished senior scored
three touchdowns and
amassed 240 total offensive
yards in his final game at
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
yards, which was 35 more
than Tulane Ts Matt Forte,
who came into the game as
the nation Ts leading rusher.
Johnson also led ECU in
receptions with four catches
for 85 yards, including the
Pirates T final regular season
touchdown on a 33-yard
reception that made the
score 35-12.
oOnce | got in the open field,
/ got a cramp so | was just
glad | was able to make it to
the end zone. ? "
-Johnson on his final
touchdown at Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium
THE TURNING
POINT.
Just before halftime, ECU |
held a one-touchdown lead
with the ball at midfield.
Rob Kass then found Phillip
Henry once and Jamar Bryant
twice to give the Pirates all
the momentum they needed.
Kass hit Bryant for a 25-yard
touchdown pass to give
ECU a 21-6 lead with :43
seconds left in the first half.
Tulane went three-and-out
on the ensuing drive, and
the Pirates went into the halt
with full control of the game.
They Said It
oThe flow of the game
starts from the beginning.
They told me to push the
ball every chance | get
and keep the game fast.
The more | keep the game
fast in the beginning the
more the other team will
get tired. ?- Freshman
point guard Brock Young
oThe way we are playing,
you are going to have some
spurts like that where
when we turn it over and
they are going to get some
easy baskets T- ECU men Ts
basketball Head Coach
Mack MeCarthy on the
team Ts turnover problems
oWe are still searching
for that combination that
can get us off to a good
start. ?- McCarthy on
starting Young over senior
guard Cory Farmer against
North Carolina Wesleyan
Pirates win fast home
game
RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
It was a storybook ending
for Chris Johnson and the rest
of ECU Ts senior class.
After an up-and-down roller
coaster ride for the last four
years, everything was perfect
this past Saturday for the Pirates T
seniors in their final home game
of their respective careers.
ECU (7-5, 6-2) dominated
Tulane, 35-12, to wrap up the
regular season. This marks the
first time ECU has won more
than five conference games since
it went 7-0 in the Southern Con-
ference in 1973.
oTm proud of the things that
they've accomplished and for
these seniors to go out a winner at
home, ? said ECU coach Skip Holtz.
Central Florida Ts 36-20
win over UTEP eliminates the
Pirates from Saturday Ts C- USA _
title game, but ECU will be 3}
going to a bowl game for the 5
second straight year. The most 3 a
likely destination is the Dec. 23
Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu.
oWe have an opportunity
to go to a bowl game back-to-
back years, ? Holtz said.
that we stubbed our toe last
game [against Marshall] but
we can Tt complain about how
the ball bounces if you drop it.
...1 thought they bounced back
strong this week and it Ts great
to get that seventh win. ?
Johnson paved the way for
the seventh victory, racking up
155 rushing yards, 85 receiving
yards and three touchdowns in
his final game at Dowdy-Ficklen
oYoung ?
Freshman making
early impact
SETH STRINGER
STAFF WRITER
Heavily recruited out of
Broughton High School, Brock
Young came to ECU wanting an
opportunity to play, to improve
upon last year Ts 6-24 mark and
showcase his speed and court
vision while still remaining close
_ to his family in Raleigh.
oECU guaranteed me an
opportunity to play big minutes
and I wanted to go somewhere
close to my family, ? Young said.
oI wanted them to see me play at
the collegiate level. ?
Touted as the 38th best point
guard in the nation by Source.
com, Young is optimistic about
what he can accomplish in his
first season in Greenville.
oT came here to win. When
I'm on the court, I Tm going to be $
aggressive and create opportuni- x
ties for my teammates to be more =
involved, ? he said. oWhether it §
be running the point or creating & [ea
opportunities off the dribble, my 8
goal is to find the open man. ?
Unselfish in his point guard &
play, Brock has impressed coach
Mack McCarthy, who understands
Young's role on the team most.
oBrock [Young] is a true
point guard. He Ts never played
Pirates overpower N.C. Wesleyan
ECU tames lesser
competition
SETH STRINGER
STAFF WRITER
John Fields and Cory Farmer
combined for 23 points to léad the
Pirates to an 88-69 victory over
the visiting North Carolina Wes-
leyan Bishops last Tuesday night.
ECU had trouble finding
its rhythm in the first half, fall-
ing down 11-0 in the first four
minutes. Freshman guard Brock
Young's floater capped off a 6-0
run that would get the Pirates
within five but ECU Ts troubles
would continue. ECU shot 41 per-
cent from the floor in the first half
and capped off the period with a
6-0 run to go into the locker room
down 38-37. The Bishops shot
41 percent from the field and 87
percent from the foul line.
ECU quickly assumed control
and took its first lead on the second
half Ts opening possession. After
trading baskets, Young completed
a four point play off a flagrant foul
and four of Fields's team-high 12
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ECU coach Skip Holtz is joined by the Pirate seniors, including receivers Juwon Crowell and Phillip Henry and defensive back Travis Williams.
Stadium.
oCoach Holtz told us last
night that a lot of seniors don Tt
have a good game on Senior
Day because of all the stuff
that's going on, ? said Johnson,
who was one of the 17 seniors
honored before the game. oI
just wanted to come out here
and have a strong day in my last
regular season game. ?
Johnson was able to upstage
Tulane Ts Matt Forte, who came
into the game as the nation Ts
leading rusher.
oChris Johnson is one of the
best backs in this conference and
one of the best in the country, ?
ECU senior Travis Williams
said. oWe Just put things on him
and let him carry us. ?
After Forte gained 59 yards
on Tulane Ts opening drive, which
resulted in a 3-0 lead, the ECU
defense held him to 64 yards
and outscored the Green Wave
by 26 points.
guard catching on with
Freshman Brock Young was rated the 38th best guard in the nation.
said McCarthy. oHe Ts-a
distributor of the ball first and
foremost and has the ability to
anything but point guard and he
understands that role and knows
how to control the tempo of the
points put the Pirates ahead for good
as they stretched the lead to seven,
- 57-50. Jamar Abrams provided two
straight baskets in the waning min-
utes to cap offa 13-1 run that would
finish off the Bishops and conclude
ECU's impressive second half:
ECU went on to outscore
Wesleyan 51-31 in the second
half, holding the Bishops to 25
percent shooting from the floor
and forcing 12 Bishops T turnovers.
The Pirates were a different -
team on offense in the second
half, shooting 48 percent from the
field and 88 percent from the line.
oWe knew they had a seven-
man rotation and if we kept
them busy, they were bound
to get worn down and tired, ?
said Young. oWe had to keep
the intensity up and spread
the ball and just pick away
at their defense. They are a
Division III basketball team,
but that doesn Tt mean we let
our guard down and we didn't
overlook their competitiveness. ?
In his first start of the season,
Young contributed 11 points,
dished out five assists, grabbed
five rebounds and collected three
game, T
steals. He filled in for guard Cory
Farmer, who came off the bench
for the first time this season
and ignited the Pirates T offense
by going 3-for-5 from beyond
the arc, while contributing
five rebounds and four assists.
ECU Ts bench was integral to
the team Ts second half success as it
outscored the Bishops T bench 44-
19, capitalizing on second chance
points and play in the paint.
The Pirates had a hard time "
containing Wesleyan Ts quick ~
guard play but took advantage
of their opponents undersized
lineup, as ECU Ts big men domi-
nated down low, outscoring the
Bishops 48-28 in the paint.
- Four ECU players scored in
double digits for the night and every
player who dressed managed to
contribute minutes in the victory.
The Pirates fell to USF on Sat-
back when they return home to play
a 3-2 Winthrop squad Wednesday &
at 7 p.m. at Minges Coliseum.
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"put up big offensive numbers in
the future. But when he Ts on the
floor, his primary goal is to get
his teammates involved. Any
scoring after that is a bonus. ?
In his first few games with
ECU, Young is being worked
into the Pirates T offense slowly,
coming off the bench to average
eight points a game and contrib-
uting nearly four assists and four
rebounds in 15 minutes a contest.
Who better to assist Young
in his transition from high school
to college than last year Ts confer-
ence leader in assists, Darrell
Jenkins. Jenkins, a traveled vet-
eran at the collegiate level, likes
Young Ts fit within the offense.
oHe has the guard skills to
be great and we push each other
everyday in practice on and off
the court, ? Jenkins said. oHe
makes me better and I make him
better. We challenge one another
and knowing he Ts coming off the
bench with his quickness and
speed, it puts the pressure on me
_ to step up my game. ?
The addition of Young to
the back court puts pressure on
opposing defenses to shut down
slashing drives and guard pen-
etration, which will hopefully
open up opportunities for ECU Ts
big men to flourish.
Young does have facets of
his game that he Ts working on
though. Not considered a three-
oWe pride ourselves in riot
letting good backs come here
and rack up a lot of yards, ?
defensive tackle Mark Robinspn
said.
Forte finished the season
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Pirates
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point threat and tentative to take
the floater in the lane, Young} is
working on his shot everyday,in
pr actice, impr FOV ing his offensive re
skills to be a gr eater threat tto
opposing defenses. 4
oMy shot is not wherejit
needs to be and I Tm pushihg
myself every day to become a
better shooter, ? said Young.
oEven though my first thought
is to drive and dish and get my
teammates involved, I. undér-
stand that I need to score tat
times too. ? *
Putting up points is not
uncharted territory for Youhg
though, as in high school he
scored over 1,500 points, leading
his team in scoring his fre
man year. The key for Young
is to not force shots and instead
distribute the ball to the open
man. And with experience comes
confidence for Young Ts offensive
game, as his all around play will
be something ECU and its fas
can look forward to for the next
four years. 5
Young Ts intended major;is
Communication and if his coth-
munication on the court trarts-
lates to the classroom, Young
should have no trouble acadenai-
cally succeeding here at ECU,
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meas Jamar Abrams provides length aiid athleticism to the Pirates.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2007
RECAP continued from a
with 2,127 rushing yards, which ,
is the sixth-most in NCAA Bowl
Subdivision history.
ECU out-rushed the Green
Wave (4-8, 3-5) by 111 yards
however.
oWe really challenged the
offense to be able to run the
ball, ? said Holtz. oWe wanted to
have the opportunity to out-rush
Tulane. Chris Johnson really is
something special and I Tm really
proud and happy for him with the
success he Ts having right now. ?
Quarterback Rob Kass also
found success against the Green °
Wave, throwing three touch-
down passes against C-USA Ts
top-ranked rush defense.
oWe really wanted to send
out these seniors with a win in
their last game at home, ? said
Kass. oChris Johnson makes
_ things a lot easier for any quar-
terback and any offensive line.
It was a team effort though;
everybody worked together to
make things happen. ?
ECU Ts seniors have wit-
nessed first-hand the revital-
ization of the ECU program. In
2004, when most of the Pirates T
seniors were freshmen, ECU
went 2-9 in John Thompson Ts
final season as head coach.
Holtz took over in 2005 and
has guided ECU to two straight
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winning seasons, two straight
bowl games and brought pride
and life back to Pirate Nation.
oIt Ts easy to want to win
when everybody tells you that
you're not very good and you
feel like you have something
to prove, ? Holtz said. oYou
roll your sleeves up, you get
determined and jump in with
both feet and try to turn things .
Senior running back Chris Johnson went
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around, and they've done that.
.. I'm proud of this football
team for the things that they've
accomplished and the things
that they've done. ?
Johnson is proud of the prog-
ress of the ECU program and of
his final game in Greenville.
oWe came here [as fresh-
man] and only won two games
and then the next year won five
ut with a bang in his last home game, scoring three TDs.
and couldn Tt go to a bowl game
and always had to go home early
for Christmas, ? he said. oThese
last couple of years we've been
able to stay here and go to a bowl
game and it feels good to spend
some more time with this team
before it Ts time to move on. ?
This writer can be contacted at
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ECU finishes third at invitational
Point guard Jasmine
Young records double-
double
SETH STRINGER
STAFF WRITER
ECU split its weekend series
in the Sixth Annual Lady Pirate
Invitational. The Pirates fell to
Winthrop Friday evening in the
opening contest, 61-66, but sal-
vaged a win in the consolation
match-up with UMass, 66-51,
as Jasmine Young recorded her
first career double-double.
This year Ts tournament
marked the first year ECU
failed to make it to the cham-
pionship game, as the Lady
Pirates couldn Tt find their shot
against Winthrop.
ECU fought back but
fell short, as its last-minute
effort wasn Tt enough to send
the Pirates into the weekend Ts
championship game.
Ashley Haugtvedt opened
the game with five straight
points to give the Lady Eagles a
brief early lead. With 11 minutes
remaining, Tiahana Bowens
completed a three-point play to
put the Lady Pirates up 11-9.
Both teams traded baskets
until Winthrop Ts Tiffany Rodd
took over in the final minutes,
draining two three-pointers to
cap off a 9-5 run that stretched
the lead to four going into the
break, 27-23.
ECU came out flat in the
second half, as Winthrop put T
together a 14-4 run to extend
the lead to 20, at 50-30 midway
through the half. ECU worked
the lead down to 13, 58-45,
. ignited by a pair of three-pointers
by Jasmine Young on a 13-2 run
with Just six minutes remaining.
Continuing to cut into the
lead, ECU drew within six on
Shuanda Ashford Ts three-pointer
with just over a minute to play.
After a free throw from Win-
throp Ts Jessica Fansler, Young
connected on one of five three-
pointers on the night to cut the
deficit to four, 64-60. After a
failed three-point attempt on
ECU Ts next possession iced the
game for Winthrop, 66-61.
Young led the Lady Pirates
with 17 points on the night,
going 6-for-21 from the field.
Lacoya Terry chipped in with
15 points, shooting 3-for-
15 from the field and 8-for-
11 from the line, adding six
rebounds and seven assists.
ECU shot a season-low 29
percent from the floor while
the Lady Eagles shot 41 per-
cent on the night. The Lady
Pirates did play physical to
offset their poor shooting per-
formance, forcing 29 turnovers
and putting three of Win-
throp Ts starters into foul trouble.
ECU only had two players
score in double digits as its ©
low-post players failed to get
key points in the paint and had
trouble establishing the offense
down low, a common theme to
this year Ts slow start. ©
Despite making it to the
charity stripe throughout. the
second half, the Lady Eagles
created more second chance
points on the offensive end, out-
rebounding the Lady Pirates.
In the tournament Ts consola-
tion match, three ECU players
scored in double-digits as the
Lady Pirates snapped their four-
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LADY PIRATES continued from B2
game losing streak in a 66-51
victory over UMass Saturday
evening.
Jasmine Young bounced
back from her difficult 6-for-
21 shooting performance and
recorded the first double-double
of her career with 18 points and
10 assists. Young also had seven
steals and pulled down four
rebounds as ECU improved fo
2-4 on the season.
ECU couldn't buy a basket
in the early stages of the game.
UMass couldn't capitalize on
the Pirates T slow start, but
. built a 12-6 lead following
Kim Benton Ts three-pointer
with 11:33 left in the half. That
would be UMass Ts largest lead
of the night as ECU clawed
back after a three pointer by
Young and a Tiahana Bowen Ts
lay-up cut the UMass lead to
one. Two minutes later, Gabri-
ela Husarova Ts jumper gave
ECU its first lead of the night,
15-14. UMass would regain
the lead off a Sakera Young
lay-up but ECU would answer
with a 10-3 run capping off the
half and going into the locker
rooms with a 25-19 advantage.
Jasmine Young opened the
second half with a three-pointer
from the top of the key to
stretch the lead to nine. The
Minutewomen were quick to
respond though, mounting
an 8-2 run that would cut the
Lady Pirate lead'to three just
four minutes into the half. After
trading baskets, UMass forward
Kate Mills tied the game at 37
with 13:20 left to play. Allison
Spivey Ts three-pointer put the
Lady Pirates back on top and
after Nicole Days completed
a three point play, Husarova
then capped off an 11-2 run
with a trey of her own from the
right corner. The Lady Pirates
stretched the lead to 17 and
UMass countered with a 7-0
run, closing the lead to 10 just
outside the five-minute mark.
The Minutewomen would fail
to get any closer as ECU went
on to win, 66-51.
ECU shot 42 percent from
field and an impressive 6-for-12
from three-point land as the
Lady Pirates offense caught fire
in the second half and ended the
invitational on a high note.
Three ECU players scored
in double figures as Allison
Spivey tied her career-high of
14 points, going 4-7 from the
field and hitting two treys in
the waning minutes when ECU
needed them most. Young,
who had a career-high seven
steals, plagued the Minute-
women with her overpowering
defense and quick hands. Lauren
Cochran collected a season-
high seven rebounds as ECU
out-rebounded UMass 40-30.
ECU visits Boone Wednes-
day, Nov. 28, as the Lady Pirates
face off against the 1-3 Appala-
chian State Lady Mountaineers.
Tip-off from the Holmes Center
is set for 7 p.m.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com
Attention Fall 2007 Graduates!!
Don't forget to have your FREE graduation
pictures taken for ECU Ts yearbook!
Go to www.ouryear.com to make your picture reservation.
Enter ECU Ts school code (453) and select a date and time
to have your picture taken. Dress Code is business casual.
Dates and times for reservations:
Monday (12/3/07) 10am- 5pm ~~ Mendenhall- Room 244
Tuesday (12/4/07) 12pm- 8pm Mendenhall- Room 243
Wednesday (12/5/07) 9am- 5pm Mendenhall- Room 244
Thursday (12/6/07) " 12pm- 8pm Mendenhall- Room 243
Friday (12/7/07) 9am- 4pm Mendenhall- Room 244 j
_ Spring graduates will take graduation pictures in the spring semester.
Questions should be directed to Terrence Dove via email
(dovet@ecu-edu) or to the Buccaneer office, 252-328-4707.
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