All quotation marks retained as data.
All end-of-line hyphens have been removed, and the trailing part of a word has been joined to the preceding line.
All smart quotes have been converted into straight quotes.
[This text is machine generated and may contain errors.]
EastCarolinian
{ www.theeastcarolinian.com }
Y CGR Seo.U-R. ClE FO RicG- AM PAs Si oN WaSiuG- EN GE) 1.9.2.5
Thurs
September 18, 2008
VoLuME 84, ISSUE 6
GREENVILLE, NC
"" Mostty Sunny
4 Hic 81/ Low
Students ~get a clue
at campus event
Local businesses and
student organizations
come out to support
ELISE PHILLIPS
Tue East CAROLINIAN
Dozens of students, organi-
zations and businesses camped
out on the Mendenhall Brickyard -
yesterday for the Get A Clue
event.
From the Resident Hall Asso-
ciation to Dominos, students had
a chance to mill around tables
topped with freebies and infor-
mation from 1-4 p.m.
T-shirts, pens, soda cozies,
plastic cups, key chains, gift
certificates and sunglasses were
some of the items given away by
vendors at the event. Quiznos
restaurant even gave passers-by
a free sample of their pita-bread
enwrapped sammies,? filled
with toppings like grilled chicken,
bacon and melted cheese.
Other organizations, like
University Manor, gave event-
goers a chance to win free stuff,
like a cooler filled with Pirate
gear.
Facecard, a company that
offers pre-paid Mastercards to
its users, set up shop at the Get
A Clue event to make students
aware of their product.
Facecard is really geared
toward students,? said Griffin
Coxe, senior public relations
major and sales representative
for the company. ~We wanted
to get the word out to students
[because] Facecard is kind of a
new company.?
Koinania Christian Center, a
local church, also manned a table
at the event. Senior health fit-
ness specialist major and church
member Daryl] Hardy said that he
felt that the event was a good way
to interact with other students.
We came out here to witness
and show the love. of Christ,?
Hardy said. We [also] came
out here to extend the hand of
fellowship [to students].?
Student organizations also
joined the troupe of informa-
tional tables to meet and greet
potential members.
One of those stu-
dent organizations was.
S.A.L.S.A. (Student Associa-
~GET A CLUE
page 2
*
Tables like this, one were set up on the Brickyard on Wednesday.
PHOTOS.COM
Changes in parking may lead to more parking tickets, like this one.
Major changes being made
to off-campus parking
NATALIE JURGEN
THE East CAROLINIAN
ECU students will be seeing a
huge change in off-campus park-
ing in the Tar River University
neighborhood area come the end
of October. .
Major parking changes are
being made in the areas between
Elm Street and Reade Street and
from 5" Street north to the Tar
River.
The first change that is being
made in the area is a change
Today
s
Carolinian
News 2
Opinion 7 9
Features 6
Sports © 10
Classifieds 14
from two-hour parking spaces
to residential spaces. Residents
in the affected areas will be able
to purchase up to three parking
permits per household.
Permits can be purchased
from Public Works for five dol-
_ lars with the required documen-
tation. Owners must submit
proof of residency that gives the
address applied for and tenants
must provide a copy of their
lease with all parties showing the
~ length of term for the lease.
These spaces will be parking-
_ PARKING page 2
Pirate Rant.
of the Day
| like to imagine girls who
: wear over sized sunglass-
es as insects. It helps me
3 get through the day.
page 7
The Newman Catholic Campus Ministry building will be the site for early voting starting in October.
ELISE PHILLIPS
THE East CAROLINIAN
This year, ECU will host the
first early voting site ever just a
step away from campus. From
Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, students can
vote early for the presidential
election at the Newman Catho-
News
: Look inside for a discus-
: sion with the ECU polic
: department. ~ |
lic Campus Ministry building,
located on 10" Street beside the
TKE fraternity house.
The Pitt Co. Board of Elec-
tions director Dave Davis said
that for years he and his staff
have. wanted a site that is more
accessible to ECU students.
There has been an interest
Features
in it for a long time,? he said. I
know [for] at-least four years.
[This year] just seemed like the
right time. It
s going to be such a
big election-- the administration
got on board with it.
Davis and other organiza-
tions started looking for places
on or near campus to house
Sports.
Residence halls prepare : ECU and N.C. State will
for the annual King and : be playing football in Ra-
Queen? competition on : leigh this weekend. Turn
Thursday.
page 6
: to sports for a preview of
: the rivalry game.
page 10
ASHLEY YARBER |
JESSI BRAXTON | THE EAST CAROLINIAN
Cath
Minj
nl
THE EAST -CAROLINIAN
the early voting site earlier this
year, and according to Davis, the
Newman Catholic Center seemed
to be the perfect solution.
Every site has to be 100 per-
cent handicap accessible,? Davis
said.. The Newman Catholic
VOTING page 3
NEWSLINE
Palin
s e-mail ©
account hacked
Governor Sarah Palin
s
Yahoo! e-mail account was
hacked yesterday, revealing a
few personal e-mails that she sent
as governor of Alaska.
This is.a shocking invasion
of the governor
s privacy and a
violation of law. The matter has
been turned over to the appropri-
ate authorities and we hope that
anyone in possession of these
e-mails will destroy them,? the
McCain campaign said in a
statement.
It is unclear how hackers
got into the Republican vice
presidential candidate
s e-mail
account, but certain personal
details like the governor
s birth
date and zip code might have
contributed to the invasion.
U.S. Embassy in
Yemen bombed
A car bomb aimed at the
U.S. Embassy in San
a, Yemen
hit the front compound gate and
killed six guards and four civil-
ians yesterday. After the initial
blast, another blast was heard,
followed by a 10-minute round
of gunfire. Several homes nearby
were damaged by the blasts, but
no word was given as to whether
the heavily guarded embassy
sustained any damage. Regional .
TV news networks Al-Jazeera
and Al-Arabiya showed shaky
footage of the embassy
s area
following the blasts, with a heavy
cloud of black smoke rising
from a spot just beyond concrete
blocks painted yellow.
Return to Texas
Galveston residents tried in
vain on Wednesday to return to
their hometown after Hurricane
. Ike ravaged the island only five
days ago. . City officials told
residents that they could come to
Galveston and look and leave,?
but then changed the policy on
Wednesday for fear of chaos on
the roads. Vehicles stood bumper
to bumper along Interstate 45
for 20 miles; home goers were
turned away at the bridge after
sitting in gridlocked traffic for
hours. Ike has claimed more
than 50 lives"17 from Texas.
Nearby Houston is still without -
power, leaving. approximately 1.4
million residents in the dark until
at least next week, according to
Homeland Security Secretary
Michael Chertoff.
House votes to
ease gun restrictions
for D.C. residents
The House moved Wednes-
day to allow D.C. residents. the
right to buy and own weap-
ons, including semiautomatic
weapons. The bill, backed by
the National Rifle Association,
passed 266-152. yesterday, with
85 of those votes from pro-gun
Democrats. The bill repealed
the district
s semiautomatic
handgun ban by overturning a
D.C. law requiring that firearms
be kept in the home, locked up
and inoperable.
The bill is unlikely to go to
the Senate for review in the last
few weeks of session, accord-
ing to the Associated Press, but
has given lawmakers a chance
to have a pro-gun vote shortly
before the elections.
The president wants to sign
the bill this year and urges the
Senate to take action on the
House-passed bill as quickly
as possible to ensure that the
residents of the district are able
to exercise their Second Amend-
ment rights in a robust and mean-
ingful way,? White House press .
secretary Dana Perino said.
_of Student Organizations.
THE EAST CAROLINIAN * NEWS
Another nightmare on Wall Street:
(AP)
The stock market took
another nosedive Wednesday as
the American banking system
appeared even shakier and inves-
tors worried that the financial
crisis is spinning so far out of
control that even government
rescues can
t stop it.
The Dow Jones industrial
average, which only two days
earlier had suffered its steepest
drop since the days after the
Sept. 11 attacks, lost another
450 points. About $700 billion
in investments vanished.
One day after the Federal
Reserve stepped in with an emer-
gency loan to keep American
International Group Inc., one of.
the world
s largest insurers, from
going under, Wall Street won-
dered which companies might
be the next to falter.
A major investor in ailing
Washington Mutual Inc. removed
a potential obstacle to a sale of
the bank, and stock in two invest-
ment banks, Morgan Stanley
and Goldman Sachs, was pum-
meled.
. It was the fourth consecutive
day of extraordinary turmoil for
the American financial system,
beginning with news on Sunday
that another venerable invest-
PARKING
continued from 1
by-permit-only spaces between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Outside of these times
anyone will be able to park in
those spaces.
Also, roads that are less than
32 feet in width from curb to curb
will allow parking on only one
side of the street. No parking?
signs are currently being placed
throughout the neighborhood on
the side of the street where park-
ing is not permitted.
We
re making one side of
the road no parking,? said Wes
Anderson, director of the City of
Greenville Public Works. That
s
to make sure that emergency
vehicles can get through.?
Once all of the signs are.
placed, and in the areas where
signs already exist, there is a
chance of receiving a ticket
or being towed if parked in a
residential space or on the wrong
. side of the road.
The project was set in place
by the City of Greenville but has
been supported by ECU, accord-
ing to Stacey Pigford, assistant
traffic engineer for the City of
Greenville.
We
ve been coordinating
this with ECU parking and they
said that they have ample on-
campus parking for students
- that won
t be able to park there
anymore,? said Anderson.
Pigford, however, foresees
this only pushing students out
further? into the community to
find parking.
According to Anderson, it
will take until about mid-Octo-
ber to get all of the signs up,
but students could be ticketed or
towed in the areas: where signs
are already posted.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
~GET A CLUE
continued from 1
tion Latino-Spanish Affairs).
We
re trying to get people
to come to our group [and] know
more about [it],? said student
Grace Polo-Wood, chair of
. §.A.L.S.A.
s dance committee. .
This seems like a good way
to do it.?
The Get A Clue event was
organized by the ECU Office
The
purpose of the event was to give
student and local organizations
and local businesses the chance |
to interact with students.
This writer can be contacted at
editor@theeastcarolinian.com.
ment house, Lehman Broth-
ers, would be forced to file for
bankruptcy.
The 4 percent drop ees
day in the Dow reflected the stock
market
s first chance to digest the
Fed
s decision to rescue AIG
with an $85 billion taxpayer
loan that effectively gives it a
majority stake in the company.
AIG is important because it has
essentially become a primary
source of insurance for the entire
financial industry.
As the stock market stag-
gered, the price of gold, which
rises in times of panic, spiked as
much as $90.40 an ounce. Bonds,
a traditional safe haven for inves-
tors, also climbed.
The economy is not short of
~money. It is short of confidence,?
said Sung Won Sohn, an econom-:
ics professor at California State
University.
The financial stocks in the
Standard & Poor
s 500 dropped
even more, falling 10 percent,
and insurance that backs cor-
porate debt soared for the last
two surviving independent U.S,
investment banks, Morgan Stan-
ley and Goldman Sachs.
Tt seems as though banks are
hoarding cash, no matter what
rate they could be lending it at,?
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Dow down 450
said David Rosenberg, North
American economist at Merrill
Lynch.
Markets around the world
also tumbled, with stocks drop-
ping from Hong Kong to London.
Brazil
s benchmark index saw
the largest drop, losing nearly 7
percent in a day.
Worse, the short-term credit
markets remained frozen, with
overnight interest rates soaring
for loans between banks and for
overnight loans to businesses.
Long-term loans, however, didn
t
rise as much.
The worry on short-term
loans is you
re not sure who the
ultimate borrower is,? said Brian
Bethune, chief U.S. economist at .
Global Insight Inc.
And in case anyone needed
-additional symbolism, a glass
panel near the top of a Bank of
America skyscraper in Midtown
Manhattan fell more than 50
stories onto the street below
and shattered. No injuries were
reported.
In the United States, the
faltering economy and banking
system have begun to dominaté
conversations at dinner tables,
bars and online, not to mention
Need furniture?
NEW ITEMS ARRIVE DAILY!
Whether you're looking for NEW
or if gently used will do...
you owe it fo yourself fo shop
Consignment Ist... First!
We carry new market samples & closeouts from High Point, NC
& gently used brands such as Drexel, Boker Lexington and more!
Constnnient [St
3700-A South Memorial Drive
(next to Food Lion, near Lowe's & Home Depo!
Store Hours: Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm, Sat 9am to 4pm)
Call 252-215-1086 today!
Pick up services available, www.consignment| st.com
WALL STREET page 4
Plus, get a 20% faculty and staff discount.
On monthly access on calling cae $39.99 or higher.
Rhapsody
eless Blitz?"?
Millions af songs. One little price. "
Introducing V CAST Music with Rhapsody?, a Verizon Wireless
Exclusive. From top artists to hidden gems, get unlimited -
access to music for your.phoneand &
computer for one low monthly fee.
monthly
access
Switch to America
s Most Wireless Network:
1.888.VZW.4BIZ (899.4249) verizonwireless.com/getdiscount any store
VERIZON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS STORES ;
Open Sundays. Technicians available at select locations.
GREENVILLE THE VERIZON WIRELESS BUSINESS
eee STORE INSIDE CUSTOMERS
Greenville PLEASE CALL
1.800.VZW.4BIZ
haaicer ad! (899.4249)
details at verizonwireless.com. © 2008 Verizon Wireless.
Activation fee/line: $35 ($25 for secondary Family SharePlan® lines w/ 2-yr. Agmts).
IMPORTANT CONSUMER INFORMATION: Subject to Customer Agmt, Calling Plan, rebate form & credit approval. Up to $175 early termination fee/line & other charges. Offers and coverage, varying by service, not available everywhere. Rhapsody and the Rhapsody i are
registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. Device capabilities: Add
l charges & conditions apply. Rebate debit card takes up to6 weeks & expires in 12 months. Limited-time offers. While supplies last. Network details, coverage maps & V CAST Musicw/Rhapsody subscription
RDUNI
CHECK YOUR PULSE
COMING OCT. 2
Free Pregnancy Tests
Carolina Pregnancy Center
Greenville Location:
(252) 757-0003
carolinapregnancycenter.org
1012 Charles Blvd. E
(Next to Sheetz) 24 Hour Hotline:
Washington Location: 1-800-395-HELP
(252) 946-8040
men
s hair 752-3318
2800 E. 10th St.
THE EAST CAROLINIAN * NEWS
VOTING
continued from 1
Center fell right into that with
the pathway leading right up to
_ the door [and] the handicap space
right up at the end of the path. It
was just the perfect spot.?
Democracy North Caro-
lina, a nonpartisan organization
that urges citizens to become
involved in the voting process,
was part of helping set up an
early voting site so close to ECU
a reality.
Tia Stanley, field organizer of
eastern NC for Democracy North
Carolina, said that the closest
voting place to campus is Jaycee
Park, a 40-minute walk from the
center of ECU
s main campus.
If you want to walk to
Jaycee Park, that
s good, but
we can do better,? Stanley said.
With 26,000 plus faculty, staff
and students, I think it s one of
those no-brainer type of things
[to put a site on-campus].?
Davis said that UNC-Chapel
Hill offers an early voting site
for its students, but many of the
colleges and universities in the
eastern part of the state do not,
and that has people buzzing.
People are excited,? she
said.
- At early voting sites, includ-
ing the one at the Newman
Catholic Center, students and
non-students can cast their vote
regardless if that is their regular
polling place.
The whole purpose of early
voting is [that] you can go any-
NATALIE JURGEN
THE EAstT CAROLINIAN
A Student Town Hall Meet-
__ Styli g shoppe
Eastgae Shopping Center
Across from Highway
Patrol
Walk In or Apt. *
Stanley said.
p.m. on Saturdays.
To register to vote, log on to
co.pitt.nc.us.
This writer can be contacted at
editor@theeastcarolinian.com.
where in your county and vote,?
During the week of early
voting, people can cast their vote
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1
Who ever said: It
s better to look good than to feel good?
only got it half right! What's wrong with having both?
When you combine the gentle, antibacterial action of
CaraDermasc Facial Cleanser and the anti-inflarmmatory
Benzoyl Peroxide formulation in CaraDermac Acne Treatment,
you can look as good as you feel! And feel as good as you look!
And that aint half bad!
You'll swear by CaraDermaoe Care!
Available at CVS.com. :
O70) | [=Te[=)
Chemistry
Courses on
DVD
TROUBLE WITH CHEMISTRY?
We
ve helped hundreds of students and
~we can help you!
www.chemistryprofessor.com
A better way to teach and learn chemistry?
ing? open-forum discussion
was held last night in Hendrix
Theatre.
Moderated by ECU SGA
president, Andrew Griffin, stu-
dents had an opportunity to voice
their questions to both the ECU
police department and members
of the Athletic Department.
Chief of Police, Scott Shel-
ton, kicked off the event with
an overview of the ECU police
department. Shelton informed
the crowd that he joined ECU
s
police staff in March of 2008 and
has only been with the depart-
ment for about six months.
The ECU police department
has 62 sworn police officers, all
of which have received training
at the Basic Law Enforcement
Training Academy. Upon hiring,
these officers are not placed
immediately on the street, but
first undergo a 12-week field-
training program to become
familiar with ECU
s campus and
its procedures.
Sergeant Stormer, of the
crime prevention unit and super-
visor of the student patrol unit,
next addressed the crowd on the
importance of the resident hall
_ liaison program. In this program
officers are assigned to one of
the 15 residence halls and work
to form a relationship with the
residents in the event of an
emergency.
We want to have an open
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 .
relationship with the students,?
Stormer said. We are being very
proactive in our approach and are
not trying to wait for a situation
to arise.
Sergeant Carnevale, the com-
munity affairs sergeant in charge
of the off-campus population,
then spoke about the impor-
tance of protecting the some
80 percent of students that live
off-campus.
We work very closely with
the Greenville police depart-
ment,? Carnevale said. We want
to implement our services to the
various apartment complexes and
neighborhoods that we weren
t
reaching directly.?
Carnevale also runs the self-
defense classes offered by the.
ECU police department. The 12-
hour, four evening course is both
educational and hands-on and
offers a high-stress simulation
where students utilize everything
they learned from the class.
The class is very empower-
ing and we
ve seen such a trans-
formation,? Carnevale said.
The free monthly classes are
open to both male and female
students, faculty and staff.
Following the overview of
the police department, the forum
was opened up for students to ask
questions.
A number of students raised
questions and concerns regarding
the Sept. 6 ECU-WVU football
game. Shelton was asked to
address the game and what will
be done to prevent similar prob-
lems in the future.
We need to work with you
Sergeant Stormer speaks to the crowd about campus safety,
» ECU FACULTY & STAFF
RECEIVE A 25% FOOD
DISCOUNT
OPEN TILL 10 PM 7 DAYS A WEEK W/ ID
°12 DELICIOUS COMBOS
| $ 5.99
*BREAKFAST ALL DAY
10 AM WEEKENDS
YOUR ALL DAY HANGOUT
301 South Jarvis Street
2 Blocks Behind Chancellor's House
ENJOY OUR OUTDOOR PATIO
till 2AM everyday |
¢ 1/2 PRICE APPETIZERS
M "F5PM-7PM
¢ 1/2 PRICE BOTTLES OF WINE,
EVERY THURSDAY ,
JESSI BRAXTON |
Andrew Griffin and Scott Shelton address the crowd at the student forum on Wednesday.
~Student Town Hall Meeting
held to discuss campus issues
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
to understand the issues and
educate students,? Shelton said.
We must work hand-in-hand
to develop programs to assist in
~keeping you safe.?
Shelton recognized that law
enforcement from other areas
may respond differently to situ-
ations in an unfamiliar environ-
ment and for that reason ECU
will no longer be using officers
from outside Pitt County.
Shelton also emphasized
the importance of examining
the steps that need to be taken
for the next game. He said he
doesn
t believe that increasing
the staff level is necessarily the
way to improve safety but rather
utilizing the event staff in a more
effective manner.
ECU director of athletics,
Terry Holland, said at the forum
yesterday that he is convinced
that those who stormed the field
had the very best intentions and
truly care about ECU athletics.?
Holland suggested that ECU
students find ways of celebrating
that are safer.
I
ve never seen a crowd
connect with the people on the
field as I did Saturday,? Holland
said. That is very special and
we need
to protect that in any
way we can.?
ECU police plan to hold a
similar forum once a month to
maintain their relationship with
the students and have a proactive.
approach so similar problems
don
t arise in the future.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
JESSI BRAXTON | THE EAST CAROLINIAN
READ,
RANT,
SHARE.
THE EAST
CAROLINIAN
4:
THE EAST CAROLINIAN « NEWS
WALL STREET continued from 2
seizing the campaign trail.
_ One blogger, Michele Cata-
lano of Long Island, posted this
on Wednesday: Dreamed about
AIG and the stock market, woke
up with the urge to stock up on
canned goods and shotguns.?
Mortgage rates, which had
fallen after the government
s
takeover of Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, rose again, remov-
ing a glimmer of hope that the
housing crisis, the kindling for
the broader financial meltdown,
was hitting bottom.
And new statistics showed
that construction of new homes
and apartments fell a surpris-
ing*6.2 percent in August to the
weakest pace in 17 years.
The Treasury Department,
for the first time in its history,
said it would begin selling bonds
for the Federal Reserve in an
effort to help the central bank
deal with its unprecedented bor-
rowing needs.
Treasury officials said the
action did not mean that the
Fed was running short of cash,
but simply was a way for the
government to better manage its
financing needs.
Separately, the Securities and
Exchange Commission tightened
rules on short selling, the practice
of betting that a stock will fall.
A $62 billion money market
fund " Primary Fund from
Reserve " on Tuesday saw
its holdings fall below its total
deposits, a condition known as
breaking the buck? that hasn
t
happened to a money market
fund since 1994, Rosenberg
said. Money market funds are
supposed to be conservatively
invested and almost as safe as
Caste ina.
Democratic presidential
nominee Barack Obama appeared
Wednesday in a two-minute com-
mercial to outline his economic
plans and caution it won
t be
easy to fix the nation
s worsening
financial problems.
The truth is that while
you
ve been living up to your
responsibilities, Washington has
not,? he said.
Republican John McCain
s
running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah
Palin, said of the AIG move: It
s
understandable but very, very
disappointing that taxpayers are
called upon for another one.?
The Dow fell 449.36 to
10,609.66, finishing near its
lowest point of the trading day.
The index is down more than 7
percent just this week and more
than 25 percent since its record
close less than a year ago, on |
Oct. 9, 2007.
Stock in Washington Mutual
fell 13 percent, dropping 31 cents
to $2.01 amid reports that the
government was trying to find
a buyer for the bank, which has
been battered by bad home loans.
It lost $3.3 billion in the second
quarter.
Many economists worried
about the unintended conse-
quences of the Fed
s actions.
Every time that umbrella
widens, it gets heavier and
heavier for those holding it up
" which is the taxpayer,? said
Bernard Baumohl, chief econo-
mist at the Economic Outlook
Group in Princeton, N.J.
With most Americans now
preoccupied about their own
future job security, the one thing
they do not want to hear is how
they will end up paying the bill
for poorly managed companies,?
he said.
Many Women. Many Needs. One Practice. |
Offering women a complete range of obstetric and gynecologic services.
Greenville
Women
s Clinic
_] A DIVISION OF PHYSICIANS EAST, P.A.
| (252) 757-3131
2251 Stantonsburg Road, Greenville, NC 27834
Stock brokers stress the recent drop.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The stock market drop sends many up in arms.
plaplppladdeadaltalsalpalaadalaaadddalaalaay
| ; a ft See At Wings pt Boneless
é | : Everluesddy EveryThursday
a : ee |75 Wale ub
é UFFALO WILD WINGS 9 Reco
SSH GRILL BAR XE AG...
H WINGS + BEER » SPORTS fe Sb
+Hold
Em Tournament a For Carry
ra Wed & Thurs Nights ey ce Mut
ry] Win SSOGit vo7 | Sees al
4 Certificates oe REB@EEPArlington Blvd, RayEsceonyen
sel Labs La Lap Lau letatntasLdslcclasioalastsolaatlbeni
CHECK YOUR
mum):
COMING OCT. 2
Chill with your friends!
Hearty Sandwiches!
Delicious Soups!
Freshly Tossed Salads!
Espresso Drinks!
Bagels, Breads
ef Pastries!
~+ 516 Greenville Bivd.
Phone: 252-317-8787
_ Fax: 252-317-8786
Monday-Saturday:
6:30am - 9:00pm
Sunday:
7:30am - 9:00pm
_ Eigse ee orem lege le ney Brom er comes ieee eee og
| Buy One, Get One FREE |
| Sandwich, Salad, or You-Pick-Two |
of equal or lesser value.
Valid at Panera Bread Locations in Greenville. Valid through 10-2-2008.
eo
?"?,
eFree Basic Cable eFr
Live Life mn payaa
Ve OH ©ODber Beech
We are now pre-leasing 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom townhomes for 2009-2010!
Come in today to reserve your spot in Greenville's newest community! _
_ Our clubhouse is now open so come check it out!
Features Include:
Express»Swimming Poole Tanning Beds» 24 hour
State-of-the-art Fitness Center «Basketball
~ CourteVolleyball Court»Game Room*Computer
Labe Wireless Internet by the Poole
ee Internet Full Size Private Bedrooms |
. and BathroomseLarge Capacity Washer & DryereFully
| Equipped KitcheneLarge Wooden Decks e Available Furnished
~or Unfurnished Bassett Furniture ECU Bus Service & Pirate
Come visit us on site at
2001 Copper Beech Wau
orcallusat ff
(252) 757-1015
www.cbeech.com
lon
Opin
Mayors,
community
organizers
are the same
One just as important as the other
LARA OLIVER |
THE East CAROLINIAN
Like many Americans these past two weeks,
I
ve spent much of my time either hearing, seeing -
or watching Sarah Palin somewhere in the media. -
Whether it was Tina Fey
s dead-on impersonation
on Saturday Night Live, Palin
s various town hall?
speeches or her interview with Charlie Gibson on
ABC, it
s pretty much Palinmania? in America
recently.
Much like a lot of America, I went who?? when
Palin was chosen as McCain
s vice presidential pick
for the 2008 election; so it seems this current over-
saturation of all things Palin was necessary for us
to get to know the candidate better.
Yet, in the midst of the current Little Miss
Sunshine? pageant that seems to be the qualifica-
tion for vice president, what have we really gotten
to know about Mrs. Palin?
I could go on for pages on how McCain
s pick
is a desperate attempt by an out-of-touch old man
whose own ditch-bed-ridden-wife-for-young-
pretty-millionaire? marriage doesn
t represent the
family values his party preaches.
Or what about choosing Palin as a lazy maneu-
ver to win over Clinton supporters who use the
J want a woman in the White House no matter
what she supports? logic. I mean, Palin represents
the very.worst in bureaucracy and nepotism in
politics.
I think I got a pretty good idea of Sarah Palin
s
character when she spoke at the Republican
National Convention. Regarding Obama
s much-
lauded community service-- I guess a small-town
mayor is sort of like a ~community organizer,
except that you have actual responsibilities.?
Now, disregarding the fact that Palin has a
grand total of only one extra year in office com-
pared to Obama, during which I
m sure she had
many important meetings with the Russians next
door, I really have to wonder why her speech-writ-
ers and indeed Mrs. Palin herself, would allow
themselves to be seen as such negative nancies?
regarding community service.
This current election has been driven a lot by
the need for change in the White House, a certain
H-word I won
t write because even I
m starting to
get sick of it and the idea that the next person in
office is going to have an atlas-sized responsibil-
ity on their back to help clean up America, and put
us back in good favor with the rest of the world.
Seems to me that if I were a Republican, the party
that has overwhelmingly been in favor of hands-
off government and communities taking care of
themselves with the help of ... community organiz-
ers, I wouldn
t insult a potentially large portion of
supporters like that.
Palin has been banking a lot on the hockey
mom? demographic. From her lipstick? joke to
touting her ever-growing family on stage, it looks
like Palin really wants to let us know that she may
be in the pockets of big oil, but gosh darn it, she
s
still just a mom (imagine that in pink cursive for
the proper effect). _
So, what is Palin
s problem with community
service? Many of the biggest non-profit organiza-
tions in the country are run and populated by the
same people Palin is trying to court for this years
election. MADD; the PTA, the SPCA and Habitat
for Humanity all spring to mind when I think about
community service and at least one of those actually
has the word mom? in it.
Palin
s commentary on community organizers
reveals the negativity that has been feeding the
Republican ticket this year and shows how instead
of solutions, the McCain/Palin campaign offers
biting sarcasm and insults that would be considered
too low for even a high school treasurer election.
It reminds me of a phrase that has circulated
on the Internet following Palin
s comments, Jesus
was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a ~
mayor.?
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
Working hard
for the money
ERIN EDWARDS
THE East CAROLINIAN
It
s a scenario that many college students are
familiar with and usually despise, but one that
sometimes cannot be avoided: paying the bills.
Whether it
s university tuition, rent, utilities or
_ insurance, there is always a form of paper tab
- demanding your payment.
I have been working in the job market since I
was 15. From working at a daycare to waitress-
ing, I have had six jobs over the past six years
and currently, I work three jobs and go to school
full-time.
It
s not something I necessarily choose because
I love working (although, thankfully I do enjoy
all of my responsibilities), but it
s mainly because
my parents are slowly weaning me off the finan-
cial stream they have provided for me for almost
. 22 years. I am by no means complaining about
having these. jobs because to tell the truth, they
have prepared me more for the real world.? Work-
ing so much has taught me good work ethics, job
responsibility and business skills more than any
classroom or book could ever teach.
However, there is one important lesson that I
have realized in balancing these jobs and school
work over the past four years: I am absolutely
The Wadfiate Exadiner
Se, CHALROAR TOONS Conn,
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 5
{ Your Procrastination Destination }
HERE AT THE AMERICAN
POLITICAL. SUPER-COLLIDER
SGENTISTS ARE CONFIDENT
THEYLL BE ABLE TO CREATE
ANTI-MATTER..,
OR AT LEAST SOMETHING
aaa SUBSTANCE.
3 dee)
The East Carolinian does not endorse statements made in Pirate Rants. Questions
regarding Rants can be directed to Elise Phillips, Editor in Chief, at opinion@theeast-
carolinian.com. Log onto theeastcarolinian.com to submit a Rant of your own.
NUMBER 90 YOU SURE ARE
CHOCOLATEY!
Sarah Palin is liiesthe new It?
girl, huh?
Tina Fey is a better Sarah Palin
than Sarah Palin is.
Are there any girls out there
looking for something short-
term, sloppy and regrettable?
Anyone else wanting a cold-snap?
I hooked up with my roommate
s
_ mom. Sorry, dude.
I like to imagine girls who wear
over sized sunglasses as insects. It
helps me get through the day.
Why am I paying a stupid stu-
dent health fee if I can
t get an
appointment three days straight?
Seriously, there HAS to be a
better way.
To the hot guy who stood up
to the Pirate
s Cove bus driver
Tuesday: You
re my hero! You
SO should have punched her in
the face! I hope you didn
t get
in trouble!
ECU was cooler in the 70s
because now we have global
warming.
_ Dear women--please don
t wear
bras.
So, instead of the correction
making the front page, we get a
news brief?
Just because I
m southern doesn't
mean I
m racist, so thank you for
YOUR ignorant comment!
I slept with my best friend as her
boyfriend slept with my room-
mate and she never knew.
Hey ladies, say something and
don
t just stare, its creepy.
The N.C. State Football team is
afraid of squirrels.
What is up with all the guys
wearing black shoes and black
socks going all the way up their
legs? When did soccer socks
become attractive again?
I really want to punch you in the
face. Be glad I
m the one with
self-control.
I miss Sudoku being in TEC!
Bring it back!
I wish I were fatter so people
wouldn
t sit next to me on the
bus.
The Raleigh newspaper had a
story about N.C. State students
selling their game tickets to
ECU students and about how
many ECU fans would be there.
I hope we overwhelm them with
our attendance this weekend! Go
Pirates! Beat the Pack!
The ad in the Classifieds sec-
tion about mystery shoppers?
is whack! All they do is rip you
off and make you believe you are
able to get a job.
To the subhuman primates who
keep trashing the men
s room
in Austin on the second floor:
You do not belong in college.
Please go back home for potty
training.
I have gotten A
s in Calc 1, Calc
2 and Calc 3. Tell me how I have
gotten D
s on my first three
stats tests? And, also please
tell me why no one in the math
lab can tell me what I
m doing
wrong? You guys are tutors ...
TUTOR ME!
My brother goes to WVU and
still will not return my phone
calls. I promise I am not going
to rub the game in your face
anymore ... I just want to know
how Grandma is doing!
Campus employees are unap-
preciated. Thank you for all that
you do!
Why is it that all of the people
that I know who want to be cops
all have anger and mental issues? °
It really makes me reconsider
my decision as a criminal justice
. Major.
How come last semester, when a
bunch of pro-Obama rants were
posted, no one said much of -
anything, but now when a bunch
of pro-McCain rants are posted
the person who chooses them is
suddenly considered biased? Am:
I the only one who sees this?
Ah, election year. The time when
friends become enemies, intel-
ligent people become dumb and
the fate of the country is deter-
mined by people who just don
t
care. God Bless America!
I honestly think my boyfriend is
gay with his best friend. They
re
like obsessed with each other!
Wow ... I made so much more
money working as a waitress at
a strip club than I do working at
the Student REC Center!
All y
all who have seen the lep-
rechaun, say YEAAHH!?
To the professor that says we
re
at the point right now to treat
his class as a job: If you paid me
I would!
I know a gay guy who is against
gay marriage. The conversations
are always interesting to watch
when he gets into a debate with
a Straight guy who supports gay
marriage. Like Twilight Zone,
kinda.
So what is up with that creepy
guy that walks around campus
smoking a pipe all day and
night?
~People keep saying McCain
attacks Obama with his ads.
...I
m honestly not seeing much
of a difference between the two
campaigns
ads. Could someone
please explain it to me?
I hope everyone handles the
Obama change better than
they
re handling the new
Facebook change.
To the guy who shared his abuse
secret--I wasn
t giving you a
dirty look, I was questioning
whether or not to give you a hug.
I wish I did.
I can see Russia from my house!?
Tina Fey ~08!
What ever happened to the
guy that played Carl on Family
Matters?
I hate it when people come into ~
the computer lab to TALK to
their friends the whole time.
LEAVE please!
For all the girls that came to
college with boyfriends that
aren't here: Stop complaining,
we really don
t care.
Stop trying to run me over with
your skateboard!
To everyone who pours their ~
drinks out on the dance floor
of Rumors: Thanks, I really
enjoyed falling.
Who really wants to meet the
chancellor? He doesn
t like us
anyway.
terrible at it. I have struggled with grades, had a
Nevertheless, there is a good side to working
mediocre social life and lost hundreds of hours of
~sleep in the process.
Unfortunately, I am not alone.
According to the National Center for Education
Statistics, half of full-time college students ages 16
to 24 were employed in 2005, up from 34 percent
in 1970. However, this isn
t the only figure going
up. College Board reported that for the 2006-2007
academic year, tuition and fees at four-year public
institutions increased by 6.3 percent. Even the Pell
Grant, the largest and most beneficial
source of aid
for students has decreased since 2005.
Of course, this doesn
t include the increased
cost of living, the inflated gas prices or other vari-
ous factors that contribute to monthly bills.
All of my friends have at least one job and from
what T have observed, most of them come from
middle-class families who have little to no financial
problems. Many have taken jobs not only to help
pay bills, but to learn a form of responsibility and
accountability that only comes with having a job.
I took on multiple jobs to help my parents out
because my brother and sister decided it would
be wise to get married within two weeks of each
other, inevitably diminishing a large lump of my
parents
finances.
and attending college full-time. For one, financial
responsibility can be learned and be helpful in the
time after college"getting married, having kids
and working full-time requires a lot of it"and
accountability is useful and will prepare anyone
for what to expect post-college life.
But, there are downsides to taking on too much.
Grades can suffer tremendously and for 55 percent
of students working 35 or more hours per week,
this has a negative impact. While low hours can
prevent this harmful effect, low hours do not pay
bills that so many college students are struggling
to take responsibility for.
The fact of the matter: as money becomes
increasingly precious because of inflated prices,
students will have to continue working even
harder, thus making sacrifices for that monthly
paycheck. _
So what
s more important? Financial respon-
sibility and attempts at strong work ethic, or
maintaining a strong GPA and overall impressive
college record?
This writer-can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
Youth of today:
cast your vote
ANDREA ROBERTSON
THE EAst CAROLINIAN
Voters 18 to 29 years old hold an estimated 20
percent of the eligible voting population.
Nov. 4, 2008 is Election Day; a day that presi-
dential candidates and fellow citizens hope that as
many people as possible will cast their vote.
The 2004 election saw the largest potential
youth voter population in 20 years, according to
former CIRCLE Director and current CIRCLE |
Senior Adviser William Galston. One-fifth of the
2004 eligible voting population.was composed of
citizens ages 18 to 29, an approximate 41 million
voters.
It has been speculated that the voting-trend will
continue to rise. Once you begin to vote, you are ©
more likely to continue. Thus, voting is a habit-
forming activity,? according to Donald Green,
director of the Institution for Social and Policy
Studies at Yale University.
In April of this year, Karlo Barrios Marcelo,
a research associate for CIRCLE, arranged a fact
sheet about young voters in North Carolina, which
presented that only 45 percent of eligible North
Carolina citizens ages 18 to 29, showed up to the
polls to vote in 2004.
However, by combining Marcelo
s informa-
tion and the population results from the 2000 N.C.
census, only about 634,000 of the 1.4 million eli-
gible youth voters possibly voiced their opinion in
the Bush/Kerry election.
This is one of the most pivotal elections in U.S.
history. We will have either our first Black president
or our first female vice president. The results of this
election will also determine the path our country
takes economically and in foreign policy, two issues
that greatly affect our citizens, especially with our
disdain for rising gas prices.
This election season also had another first; it
was the first time a presidential candidate visited
ECU.
Both candidates know how important the youth
vote can be if we make an effort to care enough
~to vote.
The decisions made by the new president
will affect everyone. If you do not vote, you are
allowing someone you did not attempt to elect, to
govern you.
You cannot legitimately complain about any
aspect of how the country is run if you do not
vote. If your argument is that your vote is pointless
because the Electoral College is flawed and should
be abolished, then vote for the candidate that you
believe or know has a similar belief as you. It is
possible that if that person were elected, he or she
could work towards abolishing the Electoral Col-
lege, while in office.
It
s worth trying to elect someone who could
bring about changes that you agree with; trying is
better than giving up.
Everyone who is eligible to vote should cast
his or her vote. If you do not like the republican
candidate or the democratic candidate, then vote
for someone on the third-party ticket. No vote is a
wasted vote. You never know what might happen;
it
s possible that a third party could win the nomi-
nation for president. In 1992, Ross Perot did better
than many people probably thought he would.
Vote on every possible level that you can: in
clubs, in student government, in our city, in our
state, in our nation. It is your civic duty to vote and
voting is a great way to try to bring positive change
to your country.
Do not allow your voice to go unheard. Regard-
less of whether you think your opinion counts, it is
impossible for it to count if you refuse to try. Apathy
can be the death of our voice if we allow it to be.
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
Elise Phillips
Editor in Chief
Lara Oliver
Opinion Editor
Natalie Jurgen
News Editor
Jared Jackson
Asst. Sports Editor
Ronnie Woodward
Sports Editor
Cat Potter
Head Copy Editor
Erin Edwards
Features Editor
Jessi Braxton
Photo Editor
Robyn Cates
Asst. Photo Editor
Sarah Russell Matthew Parker
Asst. Production Manager Multimedia Web Editor
~ James Porter
Production Manager
252.328.9238
Newsroom
Fax 252.328.9143
Advertising 252.328.9245
Serving. ECU since 1925, the East Carolinian prints
9,000 copies every Tuesday and Thursday during the
regular academic year and 5,000 on Wednesdays
during the summer. Our View? is the opinion of
the editorial board and is written by editorial board
members. The East Carolinian welcomes letters to the
editor which are limited to 250 words (which may be
edited for decency or brevity). We reserve the right to
edit or reject letters and all letters must be signed and
include a telephone number. Letters may be sent via
e-mail to editor @theeastcarolinian.com or to the East
Carolinian, SelfHelp Building, Greenville, N.C. 27858-
4353.Call 252-328-9238 for more information. Onecopy
of the East Carolinianis free, each additional copy is $1.
eatures
Annual Fast-a-Thon to
occur next Monday
ALISON KILLY
Tue East CAROLINIAN
Each year, for the entirety of:
the ninth month, billions through-
out the world celebrate Ramadan.
Next Monday, it will be celebrated
by students at the annual Fast-a-
Thon (FAT) at ECU.
Sponsored by the Muslim
Student Association and the
Student Activities Board, the
banquet will feature Saeed Dar,
who will speak about Ramadan
and begin the event with a prayer.
Food will be provided, but lim-
ited to the first 150 participants.
According to the Islamic
faith, the observance of Ramadan
is the celebration of the month
when Allah was revealed through
the first verses of the Qur
an.
Through fasting and abstaining
from impure? activities during
the daylight hours, Muslims seek
to purify their bodies and minds.
On the day of the FAT, each
student will go about their day
like normal, minus eating, drink-
ing, smoking, sexual activities, ©
talking about people, losing your
temper, cursing ... basically,
any mischief,? said Rania Issa,
president of the ECU Muslim
Student Association.
From dawn until sunset,
participants in Ramadan are not
allowed to eat or drink. After
sunset, Muslims participating
in the FAT are given a meal
called iftar? and another called
suhoor,? before sunrise during
the fast. It is also common for
Muslims to pray for several hours
each day during Ramadan. A
{ Campus Scene }
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18,2008 §
MCT CAMPUS
Millions of people throughout the world celebrate the month-long holiday.
special prayer called Taraweeh?
is said in addition to the regular
prayers. FAT is not just for fol-
lowers of Islam; all students are
encouraged to join in. Everyone
from any background is welcome
to participate and to tell their
friends to do so as well,? said
Yazid Al-Fayyad, the cultural
awareness chair of the Student
- Activities Board.
For those that deem them--
selves religious, the celebration
- can be used to reflect on blessings
and clearing the mind and body of
worldly? things. If you do not
consider yourself to be a religious
person, abstinence from certain
activities can still be practiced in
an effort to learn empathy:
Daily, around the world,
non-Muslims and others go
without food,? Al-Fayyad said.
We perceive food as something
that is always available to us, and
to have to go without it for more
than 12 hours by our own doing
is quite an experience.?
Issa hopes that those who
attend, religious or not, will learn
more about the holiday, sacrifices
and gains that are made during
the entire month.
T hope to lead a discussion,
where the participants share their
day, experience and feelings.on
what they gained from the fast,?
Issa said.
The fasting and abstaining
will begin on Sept. 22 starting at
exactly 5:49 a.m. and ending at.
7:06 p.m. The actual Fast-a-Thon
event is free and will begin at 7
p.m. in the Multi-purpose room of
Mendenhall Student Center.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
ASHLEY ABERNATHY
THe East CAROLINIAN
Today, students from every
residence hall will drop their
books for a while to come out
and show their ECU spirit at the
annual King and Queen of the
Halls event.
Almost 21 years ave, the
ECU Student Recreation Center
and Campus Living decided
to establish an event early in
the semester to help students
feel more connected to ECU,?
according to Steve Myszak,
assistant director for residence
life.
The purpose of the King and
Queen event is to get students -
out of the residence halls and
involved on campus.
ECU Student Recreation
and Campus Living staff started.
planning this year
s event in late
summer.
Since King and Queen is a
student affairs tradition, we do
not want to change the format
too much,? said Myszak. The
ERIN EDWARDS
Clement Hall has claimed the Queen crown for five years.
goal is always to offer fun activi-
ties for students to interact while
having a good time in a friendly
but competitive way.?
Residence halls have been
gearing up this past week in an
effort to win the title. Aycock
Hall held a pep rally Monday
night for its residents.
J want the students to have
fun and build relationships -and
I want them to take pride in the
residence hall they: live in and
hopefully we can pull out a vic-
tory,? said Marcus Silver, the
Aycock Hall coordinator.
Residents of Aycock created
banners and capes to go along
with their superhero? theme.
Rachael Willits, Garrett Hall
coordinator, said her goal as a
coordinator is to get as many
people as possible to come out
and play. The theme for her hall
is Gladiators.?
Garrett Hall took home king
last year along with Clement Hall
as queen, where Willits was a
KING/QUEEN page 8
AILEEN DEVLIN |
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
: Frank Warren met with students after speaking at Hendrix Theater.
Students divulge
their secrets
CAT POTTER
THE EAst CAROLINIAN
More than 500 people filled
: the seats of Hendrix Theater
: Tuesday to hear the words of
motivational speaker and cre-
ator of PostSecret.com, Frank
Warren. .
PostSecret.com is a Web site
started by Warren that displays
: various secrets from people all
-: Over the globe, and is uaoeiee
: every Sunday.
According to Warren, he
: started the Web site after passing
: out 1000 postcards to strangers
: in the D.C. area, and eventually
: began receiving more secrets
: than postcards puEmely dis-
: tributed.
The Web site was launched
: in November 2004, and has since
: received thousands of secrets
: while getting about a million hits
: to the site each week.
Warren feels the Web site
: provides a place for people to
: divulge secrets they have never
before been able to share with
others.
T wanted to create a safe .
nonjudgmental place where
people like me could share our
secret selves,? said Warren. -
Warren
s vision for his Web
site extended to the crowd of
many ECU students and some
non-students as Warren spoke
about the project and the secrets
he has collected over the years.
Some of the secrets shared
brought tears, hugs, laughter
and cheers from all of those in
attendance.
Warren emphasized the
importance of expressing your-
self in artistic ways and the value
in getting rid of secrets that many
have struggled with their entire
lives.
When we think we
re keep-
ing a secret ... that secret is
keeping us,? Warren said-in his
presentation.
POSTSECRET page 8
on
: | : : THE EAST CAROLINIAN ° FEATURES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
DID YOU KNOW?
A grand piano can be played faster
than an upright (spinet) piano.
OPEN 24 hours Fridays & Saturdays
A piano covers the full
spectrum of all orchestra
instruments, from below the
lowest note of the double
bassoon to above the top note
of the piccolo.
The harmonica is the world
s
~ best-selling music instrument.
The term disc jockey? was first
used in 1937.
COLLEGE NIGHT
| EVERY TUE! ESDAY & THURSDAY :
The last note on a keyboard is C.
~ Clint Eastwood wrote all themes
from movies Unforgiven, A Perfect
World, The Bridges of Madison
County and Absolute Power.
The U.S. share of the world
music market is 31.3%.
Since its launch in 1981, the
song Memory? of the musical
Cats has been played on radio
~more than a million times.
Paul McCartney was the last
bachelor Beatle when he
married Linda Eastman in a
civil ceremony in London in
1969. Paul
s brother Mike was
his best man. No other Beatle
attended the wedding.
There are six versions.of Franz
Schubert
s Die Forelle? (The
Trout?), simply because when
friends asked him for copies
of the song, he wrote out new
copies to the best he could
remember at the time.
In 1952, John Cage composed
and presented 4
33,? a
composition consisting of four
minutes and 33 seconds of
silence.
The Carpenters signature song,
We've Only Just Begun,? was
originally part of a television
commercial for a Californian
bank.
In 1972, Leslie Harvey of
Stone the Crows died. after
being electrocuted onstage in
England. In 1976, Keith Relf,
formerly of The Yardbirds, was
. Full size washe
Spacious living room
. Oversized k chen
eee speed th in
and cable
- Come seal that suchas has 40 offert 7 |
,4 bedroot aes |
electrocuted by his guitar while
playing in his basement.
During a mid-performance
in 1994, Ramon Barrero, a
Mexican musician famous for
playing the world
s smallest
harmonica, inhaled the
harmonica and choked to death.
U2 was originally known as
Feedback.
In May 1997, Paul McCartney
broke his own world record by
obtaining his 81st gold disc.
Global sales of pre-recorded
music total more than $40
billion.
The top selling singles of all
time are Elton John
s Candle
in the Wind ~97? at $33
million; Bing Crosby
s White
Christmas? at $30 million; and
Bill Haley
s Rock Around the
Clock? at $25 million.
DVD discs are the same
diameter (120mm) and
thickness (1.2mm) as a CD, but
a DVD can store 13 times or
more data.
Thomas Cook, the world
s first
travel agency in the world, was
founded in 1850.
In the West, the most popular
male names are James and
John. The most popular female
name is Mary.
The name Wendy was first used
in JM Barrie
s Peter Pan.
Lady Peseshet of ancient Egypt
(2600-2100 B.C.) is the world
s
first known female physician.
The 16th century Escorial
palace of King Phillip II of Spain
had 1,200 doors.
Adriaan van der Donck was
the first and only lawyer in New
York City in 1653. .
A Duke is the highest rank you
can achieve without being a
king or a prince.
The British royal family
changed their surname (last
name) from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
to Windsor, the name of their
castle, in 1917.
Before writing 007 novels, lan
Fleming studied languages
at Munich and Geneva
universities, worked with
Reuters in Moscow and
then became a banker and
stockbroker.
Julius Caesar was known as a
great swimmer.
There are more than 600
million telephone lines today,
yet almost half the world
s
population has never made a
phone call.
When Alexander Graham Bell
passed away in 1922, every
telephone served by the Bell
system in the U.S. and Canada
was silent for one minute.
The people killed most often
during bank robberies are the
thieves.
Orville Wright numbered
the eggs that his chickens
produced so he could eat them
in the order they were laid.
On New Year
s Day in 1907,
Theodore Roosevelt shook
hands with 8,513 people.
The oldest person on record is
Methuselah (969 years old).
An exocannibal eats only
enemies. An indocannibal eats
only friends.
Alexander Graham Bell never
phoned his wife or mother
because they were deaf.
Burt Reynolds
father was the
chief of police in West Palm
Beach, Florida.
On Oct. 5, 1974, four years,
three months and 16 days
after Dave Kunste set out from
Minnesota, he became the first
man to walk around the world,
having taken more than 20
million steps.
English sailors came to be
called limeys,? after they used
lime juice to combat scurvy.
The word Machiavellian?
is named after Niccolo
Machiavelli, who was friends
with Leonardo da Vinci.
ifeguard Training
Earn American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification. Topics include water rescue :
skills, CPR/PR and First Aid. All books and pocket masks are provided. This
arenestion lasts for 3 years.
* Class meets on 9/22, 9/24, 9/29. and 10,
6: cas 9:00pm
. Class meets on 9/28 and 10/5
2: 0Oam-5: o0Opm.
ae must attend all classes.
Cost: $155 members/$175 non-members
Pe edtion Tr
Earn American Red Cross
who have been certified.as |.
water rescue skills and First
will include CPR for the Professi
¢ October 19
9:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $60 members/$65 n
To register, stop by the SRC Main Offic
For more information, call 252-328-6387
people
-harassment "
race + color + religion + creed + sex + seXxlld Orlentation + national origin + age + disability + veteran status
hostile environment
East Carolina University
No faculty, staff, student or visitor should be harassed
or discriminated against based on sexual orientation.
For more information, contact ECU
s Office of Equal
Opportunity and Equity at 328-6804.
it
s simple math
1907-2007
CENTENNIAL
Office of Equal Opportunity and Equity
Suite G-406 Old Cafeteria Building
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
252-328-6804
www.ecu.edu/equity
Adapted with permission from NC State
s OEO Simple Math Campaign
Af?rmative Action + Protected Class Complaint Resolution + Discrimination and Harassment Prevention + Equity + EPA Employment + Outreach & Education
THE EAST CAROLINIAN * FEATURES
POSTSECRET continued from. PAGE 6
AILEEN DEVLIN |
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
Warren spoke about his experiences with the Web site, launched in 2004.
- Warren also said that he
believes there are two kinds of
secrets, those that we hide from
other people, and those that we .
hide from ourselves.?
Near the end of the presenta-
tion, Warren revealed one of his
own personal secrets that he had
never shared, and then invited
those in attendance to share their
secrets as well.
My favorite part is when I
open up the floor and have students
tell their secrets,? Warren said.
AILEEN DEVLIN |
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
Warren also had a book signing at the event.
Warren empathized with
the revelations of many of the
attendees as they lined up to
reveal a wide variety of secrets,
ranging from the losses of loved
ones and childhood confessions
to the secret desire to bump into
people on the sidewalk on the
way to class.
He also expressed an affin-
ity for ECU and the atmosphere
created in the hour-long presenta-
tion before taking pictures with
students and signing PostSecret
books in Mendenhall.
Warren has approximately
20 more events scheduled for
the remainder of 2008 in cities
all over the country and encour-
ages students to spread the word
about PostSecret to their friends
at other schools.
For more information about
upcoming PostSecret events, visit
the Web site at postsecret.com.
This writer can be contacted at
copy@theeastcarolinian.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
CHECK YOUR PULSE
COMING OCT. 2
Ln giving, |
~Star of NBC's hit show ER |
: he Humane Charity Seal oh :
life- -Sa\ ng } medical
research, but never
2 ae experiments.
_ Council on Humane Giving _
Washington, D.C.
www.HumaneSeal.org "
202-686-2210, ext. 335 _
MITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
KING/QUEEN continued from PAGE 6
previous coordinator.
Clement has had the crown
for five straight years, so it will
be good competition,? said Wil-
lits.
Some of the events include
slip-n-slide, putt-putt, horseshoes
and mini-basketball.
The competition is based on
the percentage of students from
each residence hall that show
up to the event. However, once
residents come to the event,
- they must participate in as many
activities as possible and win
those activities to gain points for
their hall.
It builds relationships
amongst the residents and the
resident advisors and it builds
healthy and friendly competition
amongst all of the residents in the
residence halls,? Silver said.
The top four female groups
and the top four male groups will
come together and compete in a
tug-o-war challenge to secure the
win of one king and one queen.
ERIN EDWARDS |
Students. compete in events from putt-putt to mini aerate al
A residence hall is allowed
to claim both king and queen
titles.
It would be awesome to take
home both,? Silver said.
The event starts at 4 p.m.
on the College Hill field with
the spirit competition and
will go until 6 p.m. when the final
tug-o-war competition occurs.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
ECU
Suddenlink
ro
Arlington Blvd.
Hospital
SPECIALISTS
Statonsberg Rd
located next to
Suddenlink
Complete Medical and Surgical Care of the Foot and Ankle
Christopher J. Gauland, D.P.M. °
East Carolina Graduate 1988
Tel: 252-830-1000
2140 West Arlington Blvd.
Suite D
Greenville, NC 27834
No Referral Needed
from Student Health Center
MONDAY
Wings *.50 Each
Domestic Beer °1.50
5th Street
PIZZERIA
Corner of 5th & Cotanche Streets
752.2654
Delivery NORTH of Greenville Boulevard
TUESDAY
Boli
s Mug Night!
WEDNESDAY
Domestic Beer °1.50
Import Beer °2
House Hi-Balls *2
THURSDAY
Bombs Over Boli
s
FRIDAY
Long Island Iced Teas °3
Mind Erasers °2.50
Rum Drinks °2
SATURDAY
Mind Erasers °2.50
Spiced Rum °3
Large 1-item Pizza *7
SUNDAY
Pitchers °
BOULEVARD
703 SE Greenville Boulevard in Greenville Square
321.1264
Delivery SOUTH of Greenville Boulevard
1/2 Price Appetizers
Read, Rant, Share.
poco ricte an
- 4a
ie
--years of experience
-relaxing atmosphere
~excellent customer Service .
shighest quality Breve jewelry
~All Female Staft
-Newly Fempdeled
; -top of the Kare sterilization
, equipment
f I free git wrapping ,
for purchases
over $5511!
-$5 of f piercing w/
. validstudent ID
sq, August through
October
- 252.758.8282
208 E. Sth St.
Greenville, NC 27858
www.mys pace.com/ca petearpiercing
Celebrating 33 Years In Business
as Greenville
s Premier Dancewear Shop
Ballet, Tap and Jazz Shoes.
|eroyecue lel Obobie-bue lm Bt denes
Warm ups, Wraps & Skirts
For every dancer, for every budget!
THE:EAST CAROLINIAN * FEATURES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Newman strikes it rich, The Quilt has too many holes
STEPHEN MASON
THE EAsT CAROLINIAN
AMAZON.COM
Okkervil River
The Stand Ins
3.5 out of 5
Forever the band-next-door,
Okkervil River has always come
so close to creating a classic
album, and with last year
s The
Stage Names, they nearly got
good as its predecessor, although
it does expand on similar themes
such as love, loneliness and the
like. It
s propelled by engaging
moments, most notably the
album
s opener, Lost Coast-
lines.? A soft, folk-rock number,
it expounds into a sonic tour-de-
force of electric power, topped
with Sheff
s heartfelt vocal
succeedsand fails in relaying the
message track to track, but The
Stand Ins is still a worthy entry
in their entertaining catalogue.
~there. The Stand Ins isn
t quite as |
performance. Overall, the album |.
Arlington Village - 756-6670 « Mon. - Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10 -4e www.atbarre.com 7
Gym Class Heroes
The Quilt
2.5 out of 5
Gym Class Heroes
haven
t quite figured out
who they are or what they
want to do. The Quilt is made
up of tunes seemingly made
in the spirit of creating fun
club music, but McCoy
s
lyrics don
t match. There
s
a fine line between being
clever and annoying, and
McCoy always.finds his way
to the latter. Take the single
Cookie Jar.? Musically com-
pelling with lamenting synths
and a notable appearance
by The Dream, but bogged
down by lines that mix races
with treats. Oatmeal Raisin
Asians? and Macadamia
Caucasians? may be the most
laughable. While the top
half is loaded with potential
singles like Like Father,
Like Son,? or Catch Me If
You-Can,? the second act is
loaded with boring filler. The
album is a decent effort by
artists who take themselves
too seriously for their own
good.
The Subways
All Or Nothing
3.out of 5
The head-banging riff
that dominates Girls and
Boys,? acts as a promising
start by a group desper-
ate to. be respected, but
never has an album lost
so much steam so quickly.
Not to say All Or Nothing
immediately drops into
a collection of ballads,
but there is no moment
that matches the tone
the band sets at the start.
The Subways would have |
been better off following
their more metal and punk
instincts, but they quickly
found comfort in post-
grunge, a genre that like
its forefather, is dying
quickly in all spectrums.
There
s not a song on
here that you can point to
as a truly weak moment,
rather, it
s a large cellec-
tion of them that make up
a sound that
s repetitive.
( harpe ard angels
Randy Newman
Harps and Angels
4 out of 5
One of the more unortho-
dox singer-songwriters of the
past few decades, Newman
has always found himself
stuck between two dimen-
sions. One, his voice isn
t as
pretty as Elton John
s and two,
his messages aren
t as genius
as Bob Dylan
s. But Newman
never tries to be either, and
his cartoony, mush-mouthed
vocals mixed with his Aw,
shucks,? lyrics make Harps
_and Angels a near-master-
piece. He never ventures too
far outside of simple blues
and ragtime melodies, using
all the generic tricks along
the way. And while he
s sure
to make his acerbic political
views known on tracks like
A Few Words in Defense
of Our Country,? he also
makes room for sincere,
though comical, anecdotes
(like on the closing track).
And to think, ~most people
know him as the guy who
wrote You
ve Got a Friend
in Me.?
PERFECTLY CUT DIAMOND®
Available at:
BAILEY
S
Pol hE ge Weak ay,
511 Red Banks Road in Greenville
s
Lynndale Shoppes. 353-3434
ee
heartsonfire.dom
-THYD ava sivoas |
13 E STH STREET
252-551-9020
SAIVITIG
Poa
AKELA YARN,
Tue East CAROLINIAN
This year
s rivalry between
ECU and NC State is about more
than football"it
s about saving
lives.
The ECU/State blood dona-
tion competition was a concept
adopted by the Student Pirate
Club this year, and is a com-
petition between schools to see
which school can collect the most
blood donations. The only rule of
the challenge is that each school
only has one day for the drive
and all donors must meet the
American Red Cross donation
requirements.
This [challenge] is the first
of many and we hope to make it
an annual event,? said Elizabeth
Browning, the special projects
coordinator for the Student Pirate
Club.
State fans were allowed to
give at the Greenville site but
they had to take the walk of
shame with a faded N.C. State
flag. Although their pint donated
would go to the Pitt Co. center,
N.C. State would be credited for
AKELA YARN | THE EAST CAROLINIAN
Students contribute to the rivalry by donating blood at Wednesday.
ECU/ State rivalry starts with saving lives -
that pint.
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Jones
Hall of the Murphy Center, which
overlooks Bagwell Field. The
donations will go to help patients
at Pitt Memorial Hospital.
Aside from saving lives, stu- |
dents received a free T-shirt that
reads I bleed Purple and Gold,? .
a chance to win a Pontiac Sol-
stice, a Thanksgiving giveaway
or summer giveaway prize pack
and two tickets to this weekend
s
game. The Student Pirate Club
will also give a $100,000 endow-
ment that will benefit the athletic
scholarship fund.
With Saturday
s football
game on the horizon, ECU stu-
dents, faculty and staff lined up
to give blood. By 5:45 p.m. yes-
terday, the drive had surpassed
the goal of 255 pints, and still
had a little over two hours ~left
in the drive.
N.C. State
s blood drive was
Tuesday, with a goal of 90 pints.
The final results from both schools
should be released today.
The winner of the blood drive
challenge will receive a trophy,
DAILY FOOD SPECIALS
Mon - BBQ Sandwich, Fries & Drink
Tues - 10 Wings - Traditional or Boneless
Wed - 1/21b Burger, Fries & Drink _
Thurs - Any Chicken Sand, Fries & Drink
Fri - Fish Sandwich, Fries & Drink
Sat - Sampler Platter
Sun - Sampler Platter
Now OPEN FOR LUNCH
Hours of Operation: 11:30am - 2:00am
The blood drive took eee
made by an ECU alumnus, which
will be awarded at the next home
game against Houston.
Many donors chose to give
in groups for support. Two
friends Samantha Adriaans and
Anneliese Hartman, decided to
give blood together. Hartman,
a first-time donor, and Adri-
aans both agreed that it [was]
a good thing to do? and it was
nice to get a free shirt.? The
two are Pirate Club members
~and ~did not get tickets in hopes
that they would win the raffle at
the drive.
Volunteering is a good way
to get involved when you can
t
give and the challenge is a good
way to get the people hype about
the game,? said Hollie Brooks, a
volunteer at the drive.
Another volunteer Jermaine
Freeman added, It
s a good way
to save a life and the competition
only heightens the event.?
Many members of the com-
munity also came out to support
the cause and give a donation.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
READ,
RANT,
SHARE.
THE EAST
CAROLINIAN
Sports
ae TM
ECU SCHEDULE
vs. Virginia Tech
W, 27-22
vs. West Virginia
W, 24-3
at. Tulane
W, 28-24
at. N.C. State
Sept. 20
vs. Houston
Sept. 27
at. Virginia
Oct. T1
vs. Memphis
Oct. 18
at. UCF
Nov. 2
vs. Marshall
Nov. 8
at. Southern Miss
Nov. 15
at. UAB
Nov. 22
vs. UTEP
Nov. 28
N.C. State
SCHEDULE
at. South Carolina
L, 34-0
vs. William and Mary
W,. 34-24
at. Clemson
L, 27-9
vs. ECU
Sept. 20
vs. South Florida
Sept. 27
vs. Boston College
Oct. 4
vs. Florida State
Oct. 16
at. Maryland
Oct. 25
at. Duke
Nov. 8
vs. Wake Forest
Nov. 15
at North Carolina
Nov. 22
vs. Miami
Nov. 29
N.C. State
Starting Lineup |
ve .¢
a? Bis es
{ ECU's Inside Sourc
e}.=
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
10
-East Carolina
Starting Lineup
11 THE EAST CAROLINIAN * SPORTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Week four: Ranking the Carolinas
East Carolina University. RARE Wooten
Tomorrow starts here.
THE East CAROLINIAN
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADVISING CENTER | 9 §=Record:3-0
Last Week: Won at Tulane, 28-24
2 Care of Business | The Pirates found a way to win last Saturday in
New Orleans, despite the classic trap game scenario.
After beating two ranked teams to open the season,
_a Tulane was sandwiched in the schedule, the week before
" ?"? playing archrival N.C. State. ECU didn
t look great,
making mental mistakes and lacking consistency on
offense"but the bottom line is that it came away with a victory and remains unblemished
in the loss column. A talented and hungry N.C. State is waiting this week in Raleigh, and
the Pirates will have to play well to remain undefeated.
1. ECU
Record: 2-0
Last Week: Bye Week
Wake Forest might.actually be the best team in the
Carolinas, but its wins don
t even come close to the ones
by ECU thus far. That can all change this week, however,
as the Deacons play Florida State in Tallahassee. Florida
State has looked good so far this season, but has yet to
play a Division I-A team. This game could be a statement
game for either team and it will definitely affect the ACC
championship race.
2. WAKE FORE! : ; | : 2
Record: 2-0
Last Week: Won at Rutgers, 44-12
Props to Butch Davis. The UNC coach fooled all of us"or
at least some of us. The Heels
dominating win at Rutgers
last Thursday night proved a couple of things. One: UNC is
for real this season and is poised for a breakout season. Two:
UNC
s season-opening 35-27 win over McNeese State meant
one thing"it wasn
t interested in playing that game and was
already preparing for the Rutgers game, not the McNeese State
team that was in front of it at the time. The Heels have a huge
game this week, ans defending ACC te Virginia Tech. At that game, UNC will
have to prove itself again.
Come learn more ~about date fen monreorlere
tions offered by the EGU C ollege of Business.
Socials will be held after presentations.
Pizza and sodas will be provided.
FINANCE MAN Nea iat ae MANAGEMENT 2 oo |
Monday, September 15 Tuesday, September 16 INFORMATION ee " Record: 2-1
5:00-6:30 p.m. 5:00-6:30 p.m. SYSTEMS oe Lea Last Week: Won vs. N.C. State, 27-9
1032 BATE 1031 BATE: fo Wednesd ay, September 17
5:00-6:30 p.m.
MARKETING & SUPPLY ACCOUNTING: "* 1032 BATE
CHAIN MANAGEMENT Tuesday, September 2 23 7
_ Monday, September 22
5:00-6:30 p.m.
1032 BATE
Clemson has yet to look like a top-10 or top-15 team this
season. We might not find out how good this team actually is
for another couple of weeks, when they play the ACC
s top
teams in a short time span. Clemson
s defense looked good
against N.C. State, but we
ve already discovered that almost any
® defense looks good against an N.C. State offense. The Tigers
host South Carolina State this week before actually playing
some competition that can shed some light on the situation. __
383 e hii: you?
| (@rraee ale of - programs fae) help you decide.
Record: 1-2
Last Week: Lost vs. Georgia, 14-7
* Meet your professors Es xplore career options |
South Carolina played its heart out against Georgia last
Saturday, but a couple of mistakes cost it the upset. Luckily
for the Gamecocks, they play Wofford and UAB in consecutive
weeks so they can be paid a couple of wins before continuing
its brutal SEC schedule. This USC team is talented and pretty
good, but you just have to wonder how many wins it can pick
up with the schedule that stands in front of it. If Duke continues
to win games and USC continues to lose, the Blue Devils could
shockingly sneak into these aes Ti default.
ake to alumni with real we! experience
TO RSVP, PLEASE CALL 252- 328- 5571,
OR-E- MAIL COBADVISING@ECU. EDU
Individuals ré questing ac ccommodation dindee the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should contact the
: epepaltipe nt of Dis apiiy SuppOn Saniccs at east eae pos ( the event a 252-737-1016 (voice/TTY}. :
at a a aca a
This writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian. com.
nares OP 439.0555
Just offArlington § ~~ Open Daily
Blvd at Firetower 9 i : 11am-2am
Road oy=)ayiare|
Bojangles
$150
. =-\ [pomestics
| (Sun"Tues)
BESTWINGS Ta ana
| STEAK NIGHT
AO n g S 100z Choice het ied 750
(monday & thursday only) |
| Side & Salad
(
PITCHERS
(thursday)
DOMESTIC
:
| | es
BEST
V/=i\\ 0) sO)
WATCHING
B20) 24 BS
BEST LIVE
My SF=VENTES
mar
" ~ . sarmeme mene rs "
MONDAY
NIGHT
FOOTBALL
(friday & saturday schedule)
9.5 Purple School Bus
9.6.~ Trainwreck
9.12 Brooks Wood Band
9.13 Big Rick and the Bombers
9.19 . Sparechange
9.20 Tailgate
9.26 Jupiter Jones (former members of Sparechange
9.27. Suicide Blonde
40 WINGS
1 DOMESTICS
THURSDAY
NIGHT
FOOTBALL
40° WINGS
& PITCHERS ON
SPECIAL
For complete list of specials:
NVAVAVAVAVAL (ote ©) Ravel. 4o) acme) a8
GREAT ALTERNATIVE FROM DOWNTOWN!!!
12
THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS
Campbell nominated for award
ROBYN CATES |
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
ECU hockey taking ~Holtz-like
approach
KELLEN HOLTZMAN
THE East CAROLINIAN
While campus is buzzing
about football, the ECU ice
hockey team is preparing for
a potential dream season of
its own.
Once again, the team has
the ACHA National Tournament
locked in its sights.
Like the gridiron-Pirates,
there is very little room for error
during the regular season when
it comes to solidifying a spot on
the national stage.
New team president and
center Zach Johnston has even
adopted the ideals of a head
coach who knows a thing or two
about motivation.
We
re almost taking the
attitude of [ECU coach] Skip
Holtz,? said Johnston. Just go
1-0"except our mindset is 2-0
because we have two games on
the weekend. Wins are what get
you to nationals.?
Johnston is just one piece of
the renovation ECU has under-
gone during the off-season. This
season will also mark the reign of
anew coach, Mike Markham, as
well as participation in a newly
revamped Blue Ridge Hockey
Conference (BRHC).
Johnston is replacing former
goaltender Brent Falcon, who
helped build the program from
scratch. Falcon, now residing in
Raleigh, is still on board with the
team serving as general manager.
They are definitely some
big shoes to fill,? Johnston
said of Falcon. But I
m doing
my best at it. It
s a whole dif-
ferent role than I imagined
coming into it, but I
m taking
it all in stride.?
Falcon played a key role in
bringing in Markham to guide the
team through its fourth season.
Markham, originally from
Syracuse, N.Y, arrives with a
wealth of knowledge about the
game on ice. The grizzled veteran
has more than 30 years of coach-
ing and refereeing experience,
with the most recent coming in
the form of an assistant coach
from the Syracuse Junior Stars
of the Ontario Provincial Junior
Hockey League.
During his coaching stint in
Syracuse, Markham offered his
coaching wisdom to the likes
of Edmonton Oilers center Rob
Schremp. A number of other
NHL players and upstate N.Y.
natives often spent their summers
sharing the ice with Markham
s
teams, including Tim Connolly
(Buffalo Sabres), Craig Conroy
(Calgary Flames) and Brian
Gionta (New Jersey Devils).
Markham, who has retired
from coaching and living in New
Bern, credits the spirit of ECU
supporters as an incentive for
joining the Pirate Nation.
That
s what really attracted
me,? said Markham. When
I did a little research on how
high everybody here is on [ECU
hockey], I think the biggest thing
that I noticed is that the alumni
base for ECU is all over. Every-
where you go there are ECU fans.
And not only are they there, but
they
re visible and very loud.?
His coaching expertise should
come in handy as the Pirates
trade life as an independent for
membership in the new BRHC.
But this isn
t the BRHC of old" -
the conference has been stripped
and refurbished to create a more
competitive environment.
The conference features a
total of 19 teams, which are
grouped into three divisions:
Atlantic, Carolina and Coastal.
The Atlantic Division has
a distinct Virginia-flare, fea-
turing George Mason, Lynch-
burg, Northern Virginia, Rad-
ford, VCU, VMI and William
and Mary.
The Carolina Division is
home to Appalachian State, N.C.
State, UNC Charlotte, UNCW,
The Citadel and Georgia Tech.
ECU will suit up in the
Colonial Division, which was
designed to be the premier divi-
sion of the BRHC.
The Pirates will be joined by
Christopher Newport, George
Washington, Loyola, Old Domin-
ion, Richmond and Salisbury.
CNU and Richmond each fin-
ished in the top four of the ACHA
South last season, while ODU
skated their way into the national
HOCKEY page 13
(ECU SID)
ECU
s Terence Campbell is
this week
s nominee for the 2008
FedEx Orange Bowl/FWAA
Courage Award, to be announced
at the end of the season.
Campbell, a junior offensive
lineman from Maxton, N.C., has
returned to action after undergo-
ing emergency heart surgery in
the winter of 2007.
Campbell was a starter at
tackle in 2006, when he recorded
47 knockdown blocks, played
880 snaps and made Conference
USA
s all-freshman team. But in
February 2007, he was diagnosed
with a blood clot in his heart after
a scary episode when he began
coughing and felt numbness in
his arms and pain in his chest.
Two days later, he was under-
going surgery for a condition
known as acute coronary throm-
bosis. Surgery removed the clot,
but Campbell
s athletic future
was in doubt. He wasn
t allowed
to run or lift weights - much less
play football - in 2007.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
That was hard to take,?
Campbell told the News &
Observer, that I would have to
live without (football).?
A scar remains on Campbell
s
heart wall, but the organ
s func-
tion has returned to normal.
Last January, he received
doctors
clearance to resume
athletic participation, and chose
to do so.
When I first started (in spring
practice), I worried,? Campbell
told the News & Observer. Any
little thing would scare me. Now
I don
t think about it. It feels like
it never happened.?
Campbell has played a
reserve role in ECU
s first three
games this season, helping the
Pirates to a 3-0 start that includes
wins over Virginia Tech and
West Virginia.
But because of injuries,
Campbell is expected to start at
left tackle this week.
For the third straight year, the
Football Writers Association of
America and the FedEx Orange
Bowl will announce a weekly
nominee each Wednesday during
the season. A blue-ribbon panel
will determine the winner from
all of the nominees.
The winner of the FedEx
Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage
Award will be announced in
December and be presented with
the trophy.
The Courage Award was
created by ESPN The Mag-
azine
s senior writer Gene
Wojciechowski, also a FWAA
member. A select group of writ-
ers from the FWAA vote on the
winner each year. The require-
ments for nomination include
displaying courage on or off
the field, including overcoming
an injury or physical handicap,
preventing a disaster or living
through hardship.
Previous winners of the
FWAA
s Courage Award are
Navy
s Zerbin Singleton
(2007), Clemson
s Ray Ray
McElrathbey (2006), the Tulane
AWARD page 13
FRESH SUSHI
MADE TO ORDER
ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI
FOR LUNCH AND DINNER
Japan Inn
252-364-2222
Hours
LUNCH:
Mon-Fri 11-3
SuN 12-3
DINNER:
Sun-THurs 4:30-10
Fri-Sat 4:30-11
~Locate NEXT TO STAPLES OFF ARLINGTON BLVD.
_| large parties
| Reservations
| available for-
¢ Not only sushi
¢ We also serve
HIBACHI!
inside and drink
specials
For more tree tinancid/ life /essons z like how to get the
Student Package with tree check: GZ a SavINGS addotint
with Keep the panic ard Oniine he ted wetvidiey © , check
out pry online Show a £
*CampusEdge® Checking is free of a monthly maintenance fee for five years while you area student. Student status will be validated upon account: opening: After the first five years, your CampusEdge Checking account will be automatically upgraded to MyAccess Checking? The monthly maintenance fee of $5.95 for MyAccess
Checking will be waived as long as you have a monthly direct deposit. Fees for overdrafts and other account-related fees still apply. **You must open both a new personal checking account and a new Regular Savings account (referred to as Unlinked Market Rate Savings in ID and WA) at the same time, sign up for our Keep the
Change service, and use your check card to make a purchase within 90 days of account opening. This offer does not apply to current Bank of America customers or existing accounts. We may change or terminate this offer at any time, The monthly maintenance fee (referred to as monthly service charge? in CA) waiver on your
Regular Savings account begins after your first Keep the Change transfer from your new personal checking account to your new Regular Savings account. Excess transaction fees on Regular Savings still apply. See our Personal Schedule of Fees for information about these accounts and our Keep the Change service. Keep the
Change, Patent Pending. Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. © 2008 Bank of America Corporation,
13
THE EAST CAROLINIAN * SPORTS
The East Carolinian
s staff predictions
rr
bo)
~Tuesday & Wednesday, September 23 & 24
10 am" 3 pm &5 pm-"7 pm
Rear area of The Wright Place Dining Room, Wright Bldg.
www.jostens.com
Caps & gowns and other graduation items will be available during the Grad Expo and at Dowdy Student Store afterwards. Special order items are
also available online through ECU contracted vendor, Jostens. FREE GIFT for December grads while supplies last, compliments of Dowdy Student
Store. Some information tables may not be available during evening hours. No purchase necessary to enter drawing; however, students must visit a
minimum of 3 vendors, and have entry card initialed. One entry per student per day, December 2008 graduates only. All medical students
caps and
gowns should be ordered through the medical bookstore, Brody 1S-04.
a
Everything the December Graduate needs in a one-stop shopping Expo!
Pick up your cap & gown.
Order graduation announcements, diploma frame, class ring, and items like personalized
thank you notes and more!
Find out about Senior pictures for the Buccaneer, student organization photo dates, and
ordering your yearbook.
Visit with representatives from the Registrar's Office, Career Center, Alumni Association,
Pirate Club, Allied Health Sciences Graduate Programs, College
of Education Alternative Licensure Program, and more! Dece;
nber
Itads have
Free gift for December Grads just for visiting with our vendors!
Register to win a $200 gas card! One given away each day!
G
ns
es Ronald E. Dowdy
Student Stores
www.studentstores.ecu.edu
Wright Building * 328-6731 © 1-877-499-TEXT
\
~y
ZERO +
DOUUN ,
PRIVATE ECU BUS
PIRATE EXPRESS DOWNTOWN SHUTTLE
24 HOUR FITNESS CENTER
24 HOUR BILLIARD ROOM
RESORT STYLE POOL & HOT TUB
24 HOUR COMPUTER CENTER
ULTRADOME TANNING BOOTH
BASKETBALL COURT
BBQ GRILLS & PICNIC TABLES
SAND VOLLEYBALL COURT
INDIVIDUAL LEASES
PRIVATE BEDROOMS WITH LOCKS
CABLE & ETHERNET INLCUDED
FULLY FURNISHED
ELECTRIC, WATER & SEWER INCLUDED
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
HOCKEY Sane from 12
tournament in Minnesota.
Tt
s looking to be very com-
petitive; much more competitive
than last year, scheduling teams
here and there--being indepen-
dent,? Johnston said.
In addition to a full slate of
conference action, ECU
s home
schedule is highlighted by visits
from (ACHA) Div. II regional
rivals Duke and Virginia Tech in
November.
In total, Markham
s roster
will feature three seniors, five
juniors, five sophomores and
12 freshmen. .
Returning winger Sean Burns
and center Chris Cesario pro-
vided a bulk of the scoring
in 2007-2008, but Markham
is anticipating a more diverse
attack this time around.
T expect it to be totally spread
around this year,? the ECU coach
said. I think we are going to
surprise a lot of teams by going
out and wearing them down with
the ability to play four lines. Most
teams can
t do that.?
Defensively, ECU must
replace seniors Mark Linzer,
Jon Huck and Jon Koritz. Senior
Donovan Dean and sophomore
Ryan Konchalski will lead a
group of inexperienced defen-
semen, a number of which are
converted forwards.
Freshman defenseman Dan.
Owens has been impressive in
the preseason and could see
significant ice time. The Raleigh
native may be: new to the pro-
gram, but he says he knows what
is at stake.
The biggest goal is nationals
by far,? said Owens. Everyone
is working hard to get there.
We
re playing in a new league
this year, so we
re definitely
trying to leave a mark there.?
With a young defense in
front of him, sophomore goal-
tender Matt Dalgetty has been
impressed by the new regime in
place for ECU ice hockey.
He definitely knows
his stuff,? said Dalgetty of
Markham. He completely
changed the preseason. He
s
worked with the guys"not
about individual skills"but the
overall team play. He
s really
brought the team together.?
It
s that kind of cohesiveness
that will be necessary for the
Pirates to reach their first ever
national tournament. "
The road to Rochester, M.N.
begins this Friday at 9:30 p.m.
inside Bladez on Ice, as the team
plays its annual Purple-Gold
intra-squad scrimmage.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
AWARD Cantintied from 12
football team (2005), Memphis
Haracio Colen (2004), San
Jose State
s Neil Parry
(2003) and Toledo
s William
Bratton (2002). .
Celebrating its 75th anni-
versary, the Orange Bowl Com-
mittee is a not-for-profit, 333-
member, primarily-volunteer
organization. It is a self-sus-
taining, independent organi-
zation that supports and pro-
duces activities and events that
enhance the image, economy
and culture of South Florida.
In addition to the 75th edition
of the Orange Bowl Festival,
which features a year-round
schedule of events culminating
with the FedEx Orange Bowl |
on January 1, the Orange Bowl
Committee will host the 2009
FedEx BCS Championship
Game on January 8. For more
information on the 2008-09
Orange Bowl Festival and its
events, including promotional
and volunteer opportunities, ©
visit orangebowl.org.
The Football Writers
Association of America,
a non-profit organization
founded in 1941, consists
of more than 1,000 men and
women across North America
who cover college football
for a living. The membership
includes journalists, broad-
casters and publicists, as well
as key executives in all the
areas that involve the game.
The FWAA works to govern
areas that include game day
operations, major awards, a
national poll and its annual
All-Americateam.
For more information
in the FedEx Orange Bowl/
FWAA Courage Award, con-
tact George Schroeder at
541-953-4080 or gschroeder
@aol.com.
Classifieds
3 Bedroom for 2 Bedroom price
($650/month). 3 blocks from
campus with fenced backyard,
washer/dryer, dishwasher, and
lawn service included. Call 252-
327-4433.
Twin Oaks condo for rent: 2BR,
1.5BA $575/month. ECU bus
route. Call 355-6023.
2505 East Fourth Street. 3
Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, office,
sunroom, washer/dryer, yard
maintenance included. Small
pet okay, fenced yard, large
wired studio/storage building.
$1200/mo. 714-5512.
3BR/1.5BA duplex with 931
sq. ft. on ECU bus route. Pets
allowed with deposit. $675/
month. Call Amy at 252-258-
3106 to view.
1 bedroom apartment 1 block
from ECU and stadium! Newly
renovated, walk-in closets,
big bedroom! $390/month
with water, sewer, and internet
included. Pet friendly. Call 252-
902-9278 for details.
Female roommate wanted.
2BR/2BA. $300 + 1/2 utilities.
Cable and internet included.
Call Amanda at (252) 561-
6883 or email anbO227@ecu.
edu
International student looking
for other international students
to share house. Rent is $295
all inclusive. Best deal! Call
252-902-9278 for address and
details.
www.shareyourlife.org
1-800-355-SHARE
L: Coalition on Organ & Tissue Donation :
Good looking Teacup Yorkshire
Terrier puppies for sale. Male
and female available. Pictures
of the puppies are available. Two
of the puppies are full breed,
AKC Reg. Price: $650 (ship-
ping price included). Note: | am
ready to sale them with all the
papers. For more details, email
Roland at roland.colel20@
gmail.com
Mattress: sets: $149, Futons:
$99. Save up to 1/2 retail
prices!!! FACTORY MATTRESS &
BEDROOMS 730 SE Greenville
Blvd. (next to McAllister
s). Call
252-355-2626.
Spring Break 2009. Sell Trips,
Earn Cash and Go Free. Call for
Group Discounts. Best Prices
Guaranteed! Best Parties!
Jamaica, Cancun, Acapulco,
Bahamas, S. Padre, Florida.
Information/Reservations 1-
800-648-4849 or ststravel.
com
Local law firm has a part-time
mail room/runner position open.
Responsibilities include general
office support, errands, file
maintenance, phone backup
and mail room support. Must
have your own transportation,
{ www.theeastcarolinian.com }
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
14
THE EAST CAROLINIAN, SELF HELP BUILDING
PHONE (252) 328-9238 FAX (252) 328-9143
a valid driver
s license and be
computer literate. Send resume
and course schedule to hr@
ck-attorneys.com or to 1698
Arlington Blvd., Greenville, NC
27698. EGE;
The Last Days Harvest Church
of God in Christ, is seeking a
musician to provide music every
Sunday, as well as for special
services. The church is located
at 519 S. Pitt Street (downtown
Greenville). Pastor Calvin L.
Parker may be contacted at
916-8896 to discuss details
and salary for this position.
Do you need a good job? The
ECU Telefund is hiring students
to contact alumni and parents
for the ECU Annual Fund. $8/
hour plus cash bonuses. Make
your own schedule. If interested,
email us at ecutelefund@ecu.
edu or give us a call at 252-
328-9591.
Wanted: Friendly, Attractive
Ladies ages 18-30 as Exotic
Dancers for established Gentle-
men
s Club. 40 minutes from
Campus. Safe environment.
Earn hundreds of dollars a night.
Full or part time. No experience
necessary. Visit babydollscaba-
retnc.com
http://www.baby-
dollscabaretnc.com Contact
Tom Benson at our corporate
office 1-888-841-4695 - Club
# 252-442-6192 - Cell # 252-
813-6995
Earn Extra Money. Students
needed ASAP. Earn up to $150
per day being a mystery shopper.
No Experience Required. Call
1-800-722-4791.
Microsoft Live Search Brand
Reps @ ECU. Earn extra cash
& get real world marketing
experience. Limited positions
available. Apply by 10/1/2008
@ www.repnation.com/micro-
softlivesearch
International Student Coopera-
tive Organization (ISCO) is elect-
ing new officers to represent
different ethnicities. ISCO also
welcomes anybody who wants to
be a member. Email iscoecu@
gmail.com or call. 252-902-
9278.