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September 23, 2008
VoLuME 84, ISSUE 7
GREENVILLE, NC
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Take Back the Night March held to
gain awareness of sexual assault
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March led from
College Hill to
Mendenhall
NATALIE JURGEN
TuHeE East CAROLINIAN
Last night ECUs Office
of Victim Advocate Services
held its annual Take Back the
Night? march.
Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the
top of College Hill and ending
at Mendenhall, about 500 stu-
- dents and community members
shut down traffic on 10th Street
as they marched chanting, 1-
2-3-4, rape will be no more. 2-
4-6-8, no is the word that needs
- to be heard. Hey Hey, Ho Ho,
rape has got to go. We have a
voice, we have a choice.?
The goal of the Take Back
the Night? march was to raise
awareness of sexual assault.
Traditionally, these programs
target only women, but this
year the march also included
men. .
This needs to be a man
and womans issue,? said Sue
Molhan, director of the Office
of Victim Advoéate Services.
Everyone needs to take
responsibility and our goal is
to educate men and have men
understand they need to be held
accountable and responsible
as well.?
A highlight of the march
was the nationally-recognized
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes?
approach, where men wore
womens high heels to partici-
pate in the march.
Im doing this because its
a good cause,? said sophomore
and second-time participant
in the march, Mark Owolabi.
Rape needs to be a serious
topic because it has definitely
been desensitized.?
The group marched behind
Student Health Services campaign
aims to raise awareness of STIs
NATALIE JURGEN
Tue EAst CAROLINIAN
During the weeks of Sept.
22 through Oct. 17, ECU Stu-
dent Health Services will host a
campus-wide sexually transmit-
ted infection (STI) awareness
campaign in an effort to make »
students aware of their increased
risk of contracting an STI.
The Chlamydia Awareness?
campaigns goal is to stress the
~fact that it is almost impossible
to know a person is infected with
an STI due to a lack of symp-
toms. The campaign also aims
to inform students of the ease of
todays testing methods, which
require urine samples rather than
swab samples.
_ The campaign will feature
educational tables outside Stu-
dent Health and offer free testing
during the month long cam-
paign.
During the campaign Stu-
dent Health will offer free chla-
mydia and gonorrhea screen-
ings,? said Jennie Garth, lab
manager at SHS. These tests are
normally $30, so students will be
able to save money if they come
in during the campaign.?
Todays
Carolinian
e
NICHOLAS THIGPEN |
may want to keep quiet, accord-
ing to the presentation. Fourth,
a friend needs to believe. 96
percent of reported rapes are
accurate accounts, and it is
crucial not to be skeptical of
the victim. Finally, it is wise for
both the victim and the friend
to seek a counselor.
One in Four? also empha-
| sized that an important step
THE EAST. CAROLINIAN
Attendants march from College Hill to Mendenhall with ~Take Back the Night.
the One-in Four? (Men Against
Rape) R.V.
Im participating to stand
a voice,? said sophomore
London Thomas. NA.
Its definitely something
that needs to be taken seri-
ously,? said another partici-
pant, Molly Miller. Its some-.
thing that happens to all sorts
of people.?
The march ended,.at
Mendenhall where a presenta-.
tion by the non-profit organiza- .
_ tion One in Four? was held in
Hendrix Theatre. One in Four?
is dedicated to preventing rape
by providing presentations to
college-aged men and women
with a focus on educating
men on what to do to prevent
rape and how to help a sexual
assault survivor.
One in Fours? presenta-
tion began with stressing the
fact that sexual assault is any
sexual contact without consent,
not just sexual intercourse.
They raised the statistic that
four out of five times rape is
committed. by someone. that the
victim knows, and typically the
victim has known their attacker
for about one year.
One in Four? also informed
the crowd that the first person
a sexual assault survivor is
likely to come to is a friend,
ASHLEY YARBER | THE EAST CAROLINIAN
Student workers Katherine Parker and Katlin Barett.
The state-funded testing
doesnt take long and students
can receive their results in about
two weeks; however, it does
require an appointment. Stu-
dents are notified as soon as their
results are in and then must make
a follow-up appointment. |
The only requirement of the
test is that students dont use the
bathroom an hour before test-
ing.? Garth said.
Pirate Rant.
of the Day |
The vast majority of college
an STI are unaware of their
status, and three out of four of
those infected with chlamydia
or gonorrhea experience no
symptoms.
- Young people have the high-
est risk of contracting an STI
because they are more likely
sex with more than one partner.
STI page 2
News
often times a male. They laid
out a number of steps that
people can follow if a friend
does come to them as a victim
of sexual assault.
The first thing'a friend
should do is encourage the
victim to seek medical atten-
tion within the first three days.
It is very important to let the
victim go on their own accord,
and not force them. Second;
the friend should realize that .
no more violence should be
involved, and not try to seek
out the attacker. Third, the
friend needs to talk less, and
listen more. Dont pry for
details and respect what they
in reducing sexual assault is*
to help change social norms.
Joking about rape and having
attitudes that are harmful to
women are only going to make
the problem worse.
If we condone this lan-
guage, what are we standing
NICHOLAS THIGPEN |
e
for?? A member of One in
Four? voiced to the crowd. We
really just hope you choose to
do something.?
The presentation by One
in Four? was sponsored by
the Office of Victim Advocate
Services and funded by the
Civic Leadership and Student
Engagement Center.
Programs will be held
throughout the rest of the week
to raise awareness and help put
and end to sexual assault.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
Male students march in high heels for Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. s
Protesters camp outside moms home
(AP)
Each night, a half dozen pro-
: testers plant lawn chairs across
: the street from the home of miss-
: ing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony,
: demanding a confession from her
: mother and grandparents.
: Baby killer,? one womans:
sign reads. My mommy did it!?
: reads another.
: But all they get is silence:
: The childs family stays quiet
: night after night, their yard lined
with yeHow caution tape and No
Trespassing? signs and a collage
of the hazel-eyed childs photo-
: graphs taped to the front door.
Three months after Caylee
: disappeared under mysterious
: circumstances, the protesters
: have joined the crowd of report-
: ers and gawkers outside the fam- -
: ilys suburban Orlando home,
: hoping to get what police so far
: have not: a statement that the
: little girl is dead. They believe
: the girls 22-year-old mother,
: Casey Anthony, killed her and
students that are infected with : that her grandparents, Cindy
: and George Anthony, are cover-
: ing it up.
:* The protesters taunt the
: family at all hours, some dress-
: ing up in costumes and even
i recording rock songs about the
: case. There has been a video-
: taped scuffle and even 911 calls,
: but the group is undeterred in its
to have unprotected sex and : Y'?"?
: mission.
Features ©
Its putting pressure on
them,? said Cathy Harris, a
mother of 10 children who is
among the group staking out
the home.
Casey Anthony is hiding
something and she needs to be
confronted until she tells every-
body,? said another protester,
Richard Ellis Namey. In August,
Namey drove a flatbed trailer
carrying his sons rock band
by the Anthony house as they
played Caseys Song (Wine
Sick Mind),? a song they wrote
about the missing girls mother.
Youre the only one to blame
... cant wash away the pain, cant
wash away the shame,? the song
goes.
After two months, there still
is not an answer to whether or
not the 3-year-old with big eyes
and brown bangs is dead or alive.
The childs grandmother first
called police in July to say Casey
Anthony had told her the toddler
had been missing for about a
month and that her daughters car
smelled like death, although she
later said she was mistaken and
the smell was old pizza.
_.. Casey Anthony told authori-.
ties that she had left her daughter
with a baby sitter in June, and that
when she returned after work, the
two were gone. Anthony said
. She spent the next month trying
Sports
to find her daughter on her own
and didnt call authorities out
of fear.
But investigators said the
apartment where the baby sitter
supposedly lived had been vacant
for months and that Anthony lied
about her job.
She was arrested and charged
with neglect of a child, making
false official statements and
obstructing a criminal investi-
gation. She is now under house
arrest and facing 13 charges in
all, most of them stemming from
writing forged checks and illegal
use of a friends bank account.
Todd Black, a spokesman for
Anthonys attorney, said Casey
insists she left Caylee with a
baby sitter.
Her position is, she never
did anything to harm her daugh-
ter and she is not believing her
daughter is dead,? Black said.
Nowprotesters show up at all
hours. It is not the typical, sup-
portive vigil so often seen when
a child disappears.
A recent early morning scuf-
fle wound up videotaped and
aired on national television.
Cindy and George Anthony told
police they were trying to sleep
when they heard a loud bang on
their garage door. They found a
group of seven or eight protesters
at the edge of the driveway who
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Sports
Classifieds _
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: watch me in Barnes &
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Creepers
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: Palin's e-mail
scandal inside.
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hijacking :
Fair on Oct. 1 will allow
students to
family and friends and get
screened themselves.
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: N.C. State this past week-
: end in overtime. Turn to
: the Sports section to see
~reaction to the heart- |
: breaking loss.
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STI
continued from 1
STI display in Student Health.
Women, youth and minorities
are typically the most affected
by STIs.
High school and college
aged students are at a greater risk
of contracting an STI because
they often do not use some form
of contraception,? said Shawnte
McMillan, health educator at
SHS. People of color are also
at great risk because they tend
to not be as educated about STIs
and contraceptives.?
More than half of all sexually
active teens have never discussed.
ASHLEY YARBER |
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
STIs with their partner or health-
eare provider, and without open
communication anyone infected
can unknowingly transfer STIs
to their partners.
Half of all sexually active
students will contract an STI by
age 25,? McMillan said. People
just dont.know how prevalent
STIs really are--especially chla-
mydia and gonorrhea. Because
most students carrying one of
these infections show little to no
symptoms, they think theyre in
the clear and continue risking
their own long-term health, as
well as the health of their sexual :
partners.?
Speaking with a health care
provider can help form a better
understanding of the treatment :
of STIs once diagnosed.
hoping the campaign will help,?
McMillan said.
Throughout STI awareness,
each event to share information,
answer questions and distribute
: returned repeated phone calls or
freebies.
ECU Student Health Ser- :
vice hopes that the campaign :
will make students aware of the :
need to get tested for STIs, as : difficult period.
untreated cases of chlamydia :
and gonorrhea can lead to serious : to do the right thing, and they
complications including infertil- : want what is best for their son,?
: said attorney, Wade V. Davies of
To find out more about STI : Knoxville.
testing options or schedule an : that the truth will emerge as we
appointment, students should : 0 through the process. David is
contact the ECU Student Health :
Service at 328-6841 or visit :
the Web site at ecu.edu/studen- :
: period.?
ity in both men and women.
thealth.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
PROTESTERS continued from 1
began yelling and screaming
profanities.
A woman grabbed George
Anthonys shirt, stamped with
a picture of his missing grand-
daughter, and his wife said she
got between them to stop a
fight:
This cant keep happen-
ing,? Casey Anthony said in a
911 call.
After the confrontation, the
Guardian Angels showed up
and began patrolling the well
manicured, middle-class neigh-
borhood.
The neighbors? are tired of
the spectacle and are asking a
court to move the protesters to a
vacant lot. They are afraid to let
their children outside and some
cant sleep at night. The Orange
County Sheriffs Office has been
called to the Anthony home more
than 40 times since Caylee was
first reported missing. es
Tt was a nice, quiet neighbor-
hood,? said Bill Fulton, president
of the neighborhood association.
Tts changed.?
{ Campus & Community }
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 2
FBI searches apartment
in Palin hacking case "
(AP)
The FBI searched the resi-
Most students dont have : dence of the son of a Democratic
a good background on how to : State lawmaker in Tennessee
protect themselves and were : Over the weekend looking for
: evidence linking the young man
: togthe hacking of Republican
: vice presidential candidate Sarah
Student Health will hold vari- : Palins personal e-mail account,
ous events on campus. Health :
educators will be in attendance at :
- Monday.
two law enforcement officials
told The Associated Press on
David Kernell, 20, has not
e-mails from the AP since last
week. His lawyer said Monday
the family is going through a
The Kernell family wants
We are confident
a decent and intelligent young
man, and I look forward to
assisting him during this difficult
Kernell is the son of state
: Rep. Mike Kernell, a Mem-
: phis Democrat and chairman of
: Tennessees House Government
: Operations Committee. The
: father declined last week to dis-
: cuss the possibility his son might
: be involved in the case.
T had nothing to do with it, I
i had no knowledge or anything,?
: Mike Kernell told the AP last
= : week.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS : ;
: blocks from the University of.
: Tennessee campus in a neighbor-
; hood popular with students. No
Tickets fk the jena public i are. !
~Central Ticket Office by calling. 252- Se 3-6
T was not a party to anything
: of this nature at all,? he added.
: T wasnt in on this " and I
: wouldnt know how to do any-
: thing like that.?
No one answered the door at °
Mike Kernells home in Memphis
on Monday, and he did not return
repeated phone calls Monday
: from the AP.
The apartment the FBI
searched a complex about five
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CENTENNIAL
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
one around the complex Monday
knew David Kernell or saw the
FBI agents over the weekend.
A hacker last week broke
into one of the Yahoo!, Inc. e-
mail accounts that Palin uses,
revealing as evidence a few
inconsequential personal mes-
sages she has received since
John McCain selected her as
his running mate. The McCain
campaign confirmed the break-in
and called it a shocking invasion
of the governors privacy and a
violation of law.?
Palin used gov.sarah? in one
of her Yahoo! e-mail addresses
she sometimes uses to conduct
state business. The hacker tar-
geted her separate gov.palin?
account.
During the break-in, the
hacker used an Internet address
that traced to David Kernells
apartment complex in Knoxville.
The FBI obtained logs Saturday
establishing the connection from
Gabriel Ramuglia of Athens,
G.A., who operates an Internet
anonymity service used by the
hacker.
Ramuglia told the AP the
FBI asked him to confirm the
address appeared in his records,
and it did. Ramuglia said his
logs showed the hacker visiting
| East Carolina University
CareerCenter
all Career Fairs
Yahoo!s mail service, résetting
. Palins password and announcing
results.of the break-in on a Web
site where the hacking was first
disclosed.
T think he just didnt realize
the severity of what he was doing
until afterwards,? Ramuglia
said.
After the break-in, a person
claiming responsibility pub-
lished a detailed chronology of
the hacking on the same Web
site. That person identified his
e-mail address as one that has
been linked publicly to David
Kernell.
As.a lawmaker, Mike Ker-
nell, 56, was among a handful
of Democrats to vote against the
Tennessee governors health plan
because he said it wasnt expan-
sive enough. He also opposed a
recent increase in the cigarette
tax because he felt the proceeds
should have been directed toward
health care instead of md
tion.
Kernell was also among
five House members who voted
against a sweeping overhaul of
state ethics laws in 2006. He
said the new laws limits on cash -
contributions hurts candidates
seeking smaller donations.
Kernell has a straight-laced
reputation among his col-
leagues.
Mike Kernell is your quint-
essential Boy Scout,? said state
Rep. John Deberry, another
Democrat. Mike follows the
rules. He will almost get on
your nerve as far as making sure
things are done by the book.?
If Mike had known any-
thing about this, he would have
had a fit on his son,? Deberry
said. When I saw his reaction
when he first heard about it,
the absolute fear and shock that
was on his face, I realized then
he had absolutely nothing to do
with it.?
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ion
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Pretty, put |
dangerous
Are your cosmetics worth the risk?
LARA OLIVER
THE East CAROLINIAN
We preen. We polish. We conceal. We endanger
our health.
At least, thats what various independent scien-
tific studies have been finding across the country.
Every day American women put on lipstick,
_ foundation and other cosmetics, without any
idea that what they use to look beautiful could
potentially be endangering them, and even their
unborn children.
_ The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, and various
independent tests done by doctors and résearch-
ers have found that not only have various leading
cosmetic companies been skitting regulatory safety
testing, they have also been including dangerous
ingredients like lead and phthalates in their prod-
ucts. The CSC found that over one-third of major
lipstick brands contained at least enough lead in the
lipsticks to be considered too dangerous for prod-
ucts such as candy, and that 70 percent of products
such as shampoos, lotion and personal fragrances
contain the dangerous ingredient phthalate.
When used by pregnant women, phthalate has
been linked with the feminization? of male babies.
Side effects included incomplete testicular descent
and smaller genital size.
This information, and the fact that makeup
products legally only need one percent organic
ingredients to carry the label organic,? makes me.
a very worried consumer.
Apparently, cosmetics makers are worried too.
While information regarding the dangerous
chemicals in womens cosmetics is coming to light,
lobbying groups have been descending upon Capi-
tol Hill for Fragrance Days? in order to give free
samples of their products to law makers. Similarly,
the URE for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
(safecosmetics.org) has been repeatedly copied and
re-worded in order to detract Internet traffic ee
from this non-profit organization.
While the issue of organic ingredients may not
be as important for one consumer as it is for another,
I feel the issues of lead in our products and possible
dangers to unborn children are.
With the recent uproar over lead in our chil-
drens toys, why is there not a similar outrage over
what we put on our mouths?
The Food and Drug Administration takes care-
ful steps to control harmful toxins we might ingest,
so why isnt there a similar government group
for cosmetics?
Right now, cosmetic companies have free
reign over their products, with only a loose grip
of health procedures. Laboratory testing done by
these companies makes sure we dont end up with
biue skin, but seem to avoid oe and their
potential dangers?
Its time female consumers stopped letting the
cosmetic companies play Russian roulette with our
bodies and demand safety in our products.
To learn more about the danger in many of our
everyday products visit safecosmetics.org. Find out
if your brand of makeup is doing the proper job of
keeping you both pretty AND safe.
This writer can be contacted at _
. opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
Procrastination
deviations
JASON WALLACE
THE East CAROLINIAN
While the Opinion section of The East Carolin-
ian 1s your procrastination destination, advance-
ments in Internet humor are also worth a glance.
Internet humor has two branches: the quick jabs
and the developed stories.
If youre looking to quench your thirst for one-
liners similar to the comedy of Mitch Hedberg,
then Youre The Man Now Dog, at ytmnd.com,
offers a blend of viral images with a twist. The site
runs on a community of artists submissions. The
basic premise of a submission consists of a looping
_ image, either still or animated, with a looping audio.
The site reflects an up-to-date popular culture. The
style of the submissions may be abstract to new
viewers, but there are thousands of submissions
to choose from.
Though the strange minds at work at ytmnd.
comm are quick, they dont work nearly as fast as The
Professor Brothers by Brad Neely at superdelux.
com. The genius of The Professor Brothers is in the
insane plots and the subtle animation transitions.
Neelys style of animated comedy can leave an
attentive viewer rolling for days in hilarious images
and unforgettable quotes.
For those of you who like more developed
humorous stories, like those of Dane Cook, then
Derrick Comedy and The Onion are two outstand-
ing, skit-based productions. Unlike the previous
two, Derrick Comedy is a live action production
hosted on YouTube. All of the posts are skits and
are usually either mock news reports or cleverly
written situations. The actors perform in skits about
memory loss or reports about Kentuckys finest
lemonade made with sulfur.
The Onion, another live action production, is
a very professional fake news syndicate. Unlike ©
The Daily Show or The Colbert Report, The Onion
comments on current events by making its own
news. The cast of convincing reporters takes the
viewer into vulgar and unreported parallels of
popular news headlines. The production quality
of The Onion is what sells it. The big studio feel
along with top-notch camera work and varying
personalities certainly gives this Web site the feel
of a typical CBS newscast. _
Procrastination is inevitable. If you plan on
killing time, broaden your horizons and add these
to your bookmarked pages. |
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
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To the people upstairs: I can hear
you DOING IT every morning!
Please be quieter, or do it some- -
where else!
If I get another possession of
alcohol ticket, my mom is going
to make me drop out of school.
Get off me ALE!
To the bus driver who listens to
country: Thank you! You -make
my day! Even when they play
Hank, Jr. and everyone com-
plains, you still let it play! You
make me smile!
Stop trying to run me over with
your skateboard!
I think ECU lost the Hawaii
Bowl trophy. I tried looking for
it in the Murphy Center and the
Pirate Club office, and everyone I
asked doesnt know where it is.
Just a reality check: Shouldnt we
vote for a president who will be
the best for the job regardless of
how old they are, what their sex
is, or what there skin color is?
Just like the morning after pill,
you were Plan B. Thats nothing
to be proud of.
Dear pirates: Did you know you
can walk from main campus to
Minges? Be green- it only takes
a little bit longer and you get
some extra exercise!
According to Bear Grylls the
only true way to drink pee, is out
of snakeskin.
If real life is like The Office, I
cant wait to graduate.
I will forever run around bare-
footed! Hooray for tetanus
infected, sewage covered feet!
I hooked up with a girl from a
Christian organization...
Homework Manager = Lazy
Professor.
To the girl in the white pants in
front of Dowdy: I hope that was
a Reeses cup you sat on.
Heres a hint: If your house
smells like eggs and youve never
eaten them, clean up!
My friend bought this new
perfume and I dont know how
to tell her she smells like a dill
pickle.
I want to be Beaus Buddy!
I thought we hit it off:.or was
that just the alcohol?
I do crosswords in pen. Thats
right, ladies, pen.
To the girl that sits beside me
in class: Three words...silent,
but deadly. :
I just overheard someone on the
phone asking if ~0 was:a whole
number. How did he get into
college??
I secretly want to throw a stick
between the spokes of all the
bike riders on campus and watch
_ them fall.
I wish ECU -was a smoke-free
campus!
My RA wants to sleep with
his freshman ae just
sayin.
Ive faked throwing up every
morning for the past three days
to trick my roommate into think-
ing that Im pregnant.
True story: If people cant
handle the Facebook change,
how are they going to deal with
the presidential change? Obama
has planned?
You're so vain, I bet: you think
this rant is about you.
Im your boyfriends next nue
friend!
I noticed that even shifting my
eyes slightly downwards is very
noticeable. So much for all those
times I thought I was being
sneaky and looking at a girls
cleavage while I THOUGHT I
was maintaining eye contact...
Whenever I see couples holding
hands I have the spontaneous
urge to play red rover.
I am thoroughly convinced
that Hannah Montana is the -
antichrist.
I MISS BEN!
I say a little prayer to myself
before I walk up the stairs,
hoping I wont pass you.
Remind me again why Confer-
ence USA refs called the game
in an ACC stadium?
D-Dog, this is the freaking Cata-
lina Wine Mixer!
Somewhere over the rainbow,
skies are purple.
Bring back Friends Eat Free?
Friday at the cafeterias. I miss
taking in friends for free lunch
in Todd.
To the guy who wiped out on his
bike on the hill: Wow, are you ok?
I give it a 10!
Getting beat by State was unac-
ceptable. We are better than
that. Maybe when we fall out
of the rankings, we'll get our
fire back.
To the guy who accidentally |
threw a lighter at a squirrel
and had the crazy girl flip him
off and yell through the Chick-
fil-A window...sorry about that.
My bad.
Wipe off the machines after you
work out you dirty slobs! I do
NOT want to sit in your sweat.
; Carl Winslow is gay. Literally.
Its a shame when a grown man
doesnt get a Star Wars refer-
ence.
I dont mind the new Facebook
as much as I mind human traf-
ficking or terrorism. Hows
that for a healthy dose of
perspective?
That was a reflippindiculous game
Saturday. What happened?!
Get off the phone, were tired
of you constantly being on it.
Enough is enough.
Everybody needs a little Hookah
Haze.
Greenville should really con-
sider donating recycling con-
tainers to all the bars. I hate
hearing them clean up. after 2
a.m., and all those cans are just
Soni away.
There was a dark and gloomy
cloud hanging over Greenville
Saturday, but the clouds will part
and we will live to fight another
day. Go Pirates!
A 62-year-old Wolfpack fan felt
the need to talk smack to me
the WHOLE game and told
me to get an STD test after
the game. You tell me who has
more class.
We should have kicked the field
_ goal.
School is so much better
high...
Why dont Americans have
siesta time? That would make .
my life.complete.
School is so over-rated. I think I
would be just fine living wher-
ever and doing whatever when-
ever.
Austin Lab is not study hall/a
place to gossip. Shut your face
so I can work!
How do I.know Im back in
Greenville? Creepers watch
me in Barnes & Noble. Of all
places.
I like the sound of the wow
macrophages.
Thats what I love about the fresh-
man girls....1 keep getting older
and they stay the same age. |
This detox regimen is not agree-
ing with my excretory system...
Just'let me have a bad day, O.K.?
Having a bad day shouldn't have
to take so much effort.
You pretend like no girls like
you, but everyone knows you're
a player.
Who pours grease down the
drain? I mean seriously! I thought
that was common sense!
To the couple I always see making
out in front of the Comm. build-
ing--go back to your apartment!
This is not high school! Making
out between classes is no longer
cool or cute.
I lost my voice and sound like a
boy going through puberty.
The truth is you broke me.
Bye, bye big time bowl, Pirates!
There was actually talk of the
Pirates going undefeated this
season in football? Bahahahaha!
Students gather
pennies at the.
gas pump
LAUREN COLLINS ig
THE East CaROLINIAN ~
Not every student is eligible for financial aid*
to cover books and classes. Out-of-state students
cant stay at home with their parents to help save
money. Some students buy from value menus, but
those trying to eat healthier are often investing
extra dollars in food. Many students work jobs for
minimum wage or slightly higher while trying to
maintain a full class load, making it harder to find
the extra 50 cents per gallon for gas.
Though Hurricane Ike has come and gone, we
may find ourselves looking in our empty pockets
wondering what we can do until the next paycheck
comes to make up for the lost cash. With hurricane
season lasting from June | to Nov. 30, we cannot
predict if another hurricane will send gas prices
skyrocketing again.
The area affected by Ike supplies 25 percent of
the U.S. refining capacity. Because these refineries
were shut down before Ikes arrival, panicked gas
stations boosted fuel costs. With $5.20 for unleaded
reported in Cumming, Georgia and close to $5
per gallon in Tennessee and Florida. We can only
hope that we will not face such ridiculous price
increases again. Surprisingly, the gas prices in
the effected areas of Galveston and Houston only
rose by 4.8 cents.
By the end of last week, prices were slowly
decreasing: Though pumps in Greenville were
presenting lower prices, the stations were limited to
supplies of regular unleaded fuels without premium
or diesel and vice versa. On Friday consumers
could fill up with regular at the BP on Greenville
Blvd. and 14th Street at $3.67 per gallon, while:
competitors prices lingered at one or two cents;
above. Upon returning from the ECU-State game
this past weekend, it appears fuel costs in Raleigh
still top at $3.99.per gallon for regular and average
at about $3.85 per gallon in Middlesex.
According to the Atlantic Oceanographic and
Meteorological Laboratory, approximately 96:
percent of major hurricane days occur between
August and October. We are not in the clear yet,
but Mike Easleys law against price gouging should
help protect high prices from affecting motorists
in the stormy months to come. There is much
debate over whether the price gouging laws are.
_ beneficial to consumers, but the panic associated
with storms like Ike send people to the pumps
regardless of price.
The least these gas stations can do is make fuels
available to.those of us who are forced to pinch
pennies and hold on to our cash. There seems to
be endless financial demands on students, and gas
prices are simply one extra burden.
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opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Not your average game
Not your average game
ERIN EDWARDS
THE East CAROLINIAN
Once.a month, a group
of students gather on campus
after dark to play a friendly,
Strategy game.
Known as the ECU Capture
the Flag? group, friends and new
recruits gather on campus to play
a game consisting of two teams ©
whose purpose is to gather the
other teams flag, while protect-
ing their own.
Back as a freshman, my
friends and I that lived in Garrett
Hall were bored one weekend
and decided to host a dorm-wide
capture the flag game,? said
Yazid Al-Fayyad, an adminis-
trator of ECUs league. Now,
we usually have 25-50 people
play every game, but it usually
-depends on the weekend and
how much we decide to market
the game to others.?
Sometimes, this can draw
games out past an hour, but Al-
Fayyad believes it is good, clean
fun for everyone.
There are no drugs or alco-
hol allowed at the game, and if
a student is found with it, they
are disqualified from playing,?
Al-Fayyad said. We try to make
the game comfortable for every-
one to play.?
According to Al-Fayyad, the
object of the game is to locate
and retrieve the other teams
flag. The section of campus
between the Student Recreation
Center and Brewster build-
ing is split in half, with each
team having their entire side of
campus to hide the flag.
Two leaders are selected
and pick teams at random at
the start of the game. After
players are distributed, each
team retreats to their own side
to hide the team flag. The flag
must be visible from all sides
and accessible by at least seven "
feet. Teams cannot place their
flag in dead zones,? defined
by being in an. enclosed or
boxed area.
Along with guarding their
own flag, players on each team
also go after the other teams
flag. In order to win the game,
the flag must be obtained from
the other side and brought back
to the opposing teams territory.
Ifa player can make it back with .
the opposing teams flag without
being intercepted or tagged then
the team wins.
From playing it as a child,
I pone it would be fun to
Players are divided into two teams with the goal of capturing each others flags
have the chance to play it now
with friends, instead of going
out,? said Samuel Vermeulen,
who co-founded the game with
Al-Fayyad. Its fun and a good
way to bring together aes
¢
old and new.?
The ECU police department
approves of the game. Al-Fayyad
says the department is coopera-
tive and allows students to play
on campus late at ee
We have never gotten into
trouble with campus police,?
Al-Fayyad said. We always
tell them in advance when our
group will be playing. If we ever
did get into trouble, it would be
because of someone who is new
to the game and brought some-
thing that they should not, such
as alcohol.?
The next capture the flag
came will be held on rep 27 at
ERIN EDWARDS |
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
e
10 p.m. All interested students
should meet outside the Joyner
Library pillars.
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features@theeastcarolinian. com.
ECU shapes student leaders
LAKEISHA GOODMAN
Tue East CAROLINIAN
Tomorrow starts here,? is a
mantra that the Center for Student
Leadership and Civic Engage-
ment takes seriously.
The purpose of the Center
for Student Leadership and Civic
Engagement is to enable students,
enhance leaders and enrich com-
munities,? said Courtney Elliott, a
student leadership assistant.. The
center offers a plethora of services:
and programs to ensure that this
purpose is fulfilled.?
These new programs are cov- ©
ered in student fees and offered
throughout the semester.
One program, © Emerging
Leaders,? is geared towards first-
year students. It is a non-credit
course offered once a semester to
help strengthen communication
skills and assist students in setting
goals and managing time more
effectively. Classes are held for an
hour, one night a week.
__ Atthe conclusion of the course,
students are admitted into differ-
ent organizations on campus to
put newly learned skills to work.
To apply, students must fill out
an application, which includes an
essay, and submit a resume. They
must be able to attend weekly meet-
ings, be in good standing judicially
and have, at least a 2.5 GPA.
First-semester freshman can
apply using their GPA frem high
school. The deadline for the fall
class has already passed, but the
CSLCE is still accepting applica-
tions for the spring.
Another program offered is the
Leadership Challenge,? which
is offered for organizations on
campus. The course begins with
an assessment that highlights
areas of the organization that need
improvement. The organization is
The leadership center offers programs for students and organizations at ECU.
instructed in two out of five out-
lined leadership practices in order
to strengthen their weakest areas.
There is also a leadership challenge
offered for individual students.
This program is the same as the
group version, except tailor made
for individuals and all five leader-
ship practices are reviewed.
The CSLCE also offers leader-
ship reading circles, which provide
books for students to read and dis-
cuss over a luncheon. They usually
meet once a month.
The CSLCE has many other
programs and opportunities
available for students who wish
to strengthen their leadership
~skills. All services are free.
Brooke Barton, also a student
. leadership assistant, encourages
all students to participate.
The services are covered in
student fees,? said Barton, All
students need to do is come and
: film event. The collection will
take advantage of them.?
For more information on the :
programs and how to become :
visit ecu.edu/stu- :
dentleadership, or call the center :
at 737-2091 or stop by the office :
: Both will be shown in Span-
: ish with English subtitles. The
: films are free, but there will be
: limited seating.
involved,
in room 218 in the Mendenhall
~Student Center.
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features@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Some ~culture with
ALISON KILLY
THE East CAROLINIAN
This fall, the Department
tion at the Movies,? a Hispanic
consist of the films, 1/4 Kild-
metros and Romdntico.? The
films are intended for students
taking Spanish classes, or those
involved in Hispanic studies.
The organizers behind the
your movie
Hispanic film series are profes-
- sors Jennifer M. Valko and Juan
J. Daneri. Their goal is to use the
films as a medium to expand on
topics taught in Spanish language
and Hispanic studies classes.
They intend to prompt further
thought with discussions held
after the film. Guest speakers
will be invited to attend both
films, and will help introduce
the films and lead discussions
~ afterwards.
The overall goals with the
Hispanic Film Series are to pro-
mote an informed respect and
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open-mindedness towards other
cultures, to cultivate awareness
of cross-cultural similarities
and differences, and to encour-
age an understanding of inter-
national events from multiple
viewpoints,? said Daneri.
Directed by Gerardo Oli-
vares, the first film, 1/4 Kilo-
metros, chronicles the 14 kilo-
meters that separate Spain and
Africa. With hunger and vio-
lence forcing them to:leave
their homeland, Olivares shows
the struggles of three Africans:
Violeta, Buba and Mukela, who
make the journey from Africa
to Spain. They believe that
in Europe, nobody dies of
hunger,? but their journey is
full of treacherous hardships
and obstacles. This film can be
viewed Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in
Bate 1032.
The second film will be
shown on Nov. 13-at 5:30 p.m.
in Bate 1032. Directed by Marc
Becker, Romdntico, is a docu-
mentary about the life of Mexi-
can mariachi musician Carmelo
Mufiiz Sanchez. After leaving
Mexico to make his fortune in
the U.S., Sanchez plays love
songs for tips at local taco shops
in San Francisco.
T find these films thought-
provoking,? said Valko.
Keeping their goals in mind,
every year films are grouped
with similar themes to unify and
prompt discussion on specific
topics. The films the professors
chose are recent films, unlikely
to have been seen in local the-
aters, but have received criti-
cal acclaim in their respective
countries and international film
festivals.
In the future, we hope
to secure a budget that will
enable us to open the series to
a campus-wide audience and
to the community at large,?
Daneri said.
For more information on the
Hispanic film series visit ecu.edu/
cs-cas/foreign/hispanicfilm.cfm.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
LAKEISHA GOODMAN #@¢
Tue East CAROLINIAN
On Oct. 1, ECU will host
a Cancer Awareness Fair in
the lobby of Bate building.
Officially called Love, Peace,
Pirates, Cure,? the event is
co-sponsored by nine differ-
ent organizations on-campus,
including the Campus Recre-
_ ation and Wellness Center, Stu-
dent Health Services, American
Cancer Society, Healthy Pirates
and ECU Physicians.
The mission of the
Cancer Awareness Fair is to
educate and empower stu-
dents, staff and faculty to take
charge of their well-being and
learn more about strategies
for preventing cancer,? said
Georgia Childs, recreational
services administrator.
From 10 .a.m.-3 p.m., the
Cancer Awareness Fair will
have information tables dis-
tributing information about
different types of cancer such
as colon, breast, testicular,
ovarian, oral and lung can-
cers. Students can. also check
out tables about nutrition and
physical fitness and:how they
can both be components of
cancer prevention.
Pitt County Memorial Hos-
pital will be distributing infor-
mation as well, along with
Locks of Love, an organization
that allows women and men to
cut and donate at least 10 inches
of their hair to cancer patients.
Also included at the fair
is the Tree of Hope: a white
tree where students can place
ribbons in honor of loved ones
who have survived or suc-
cumbed to various cancers.
Other featured events
include an art exhibit, prizes,
T-shirts and a novelty food table
that allows students to create
their own trail mix.
There will also be a free
skin cancer screening for stu-
dents starting at 11 a.m.
Laurel Poe, a junior major-
ing in Special Education, plans
to go to the fair for the infor-
mation and to honor a family
member on the Tree of Hope.
T think that students some-
times take a naive approach to
the subject of cancer, thinking
that its just something that
cant happen,? said Poe. They
should go and learn about risks
and even symptoms because its
real and can happen.?
For more information about
the Cancer Awareness Fair,
contact Georgia Childs at 328-
5172 or email her at childsg@
ecu.edu. |
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Did you know?
Our eyes are always the same size
from birth, but our nose and ears never
stop growing.
The Statue of Libertys tablet is two-
feet thick.
The slogan on New Hampshire license
plates is Live Free or Die.? These
license plates are manufactured
by prisoners in the state prison
in Concord.
The straw was probably invented by
Egyptian brewers to taste in-process
beer without removing the fermenting
ingredients, which floated on the top of -
the container. -
David Prowse was the guy in the Darth
Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of
Vader's lines, and didnt know that he
was going to be dubbed over by James
Earl Jones until he saw the screening
of the movie.
The U.S. government keeps its supply
of silver at the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point, N.Y. :
There are only 13 blimps in the world.
Nine of the 13 blimps are in the
US.
The existing biggest blimp is the Fuji
film blimp.
: Naugahyde, plastic leather,? was
:_ created in Naugatuck, C.N.
The Swiss flag is square.
The word pound? is abbreviated Ib.,?
after the constellation libra,? because
it means pound? in Latin.
The three largest land-owners in
England are the Queen, the
Church of England and Trinity
College, Cambridge.
The monastic hours are matins, lauds,
prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers and
compline.
No animal, once frozen solid survives
when thawed, because the ice
crystals formed inside cells would
break open the cell membranes..
However, there are certain frogs that
can survive the experience of being
frozen. These frogs make special
proteins that prevent the formation
of ice (or at least keep the crystals
from becoming very. large), so that
they actually never freeze.
Madrid is the only European capital city
not situated on a river.
The name for fungal remains found in
coal is sclerotinite.
The Boston University bridge, on
Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, is
the only place in the world where a boat
can sail under a train driving under a
car driving under an airplane.
Emus cannot walk backwards.
Itis believed that Shakespeare was 46
around the time that the King James
Version of the Bible was written. In
Psalms 46, the 46th word from the
first word is shake and the 46th word
from the last word is spear.
The shopping mall in Abbotsford,
British Columbia, Canada
has the largest water clock in
North America.
Both writer Edgar Allen Poe and LSD
advocate Timothy Leary were kicked
out of West Point.
The top layer of a wedding cake,
known as the grooms cake, is
traditionally a fruit cake. That way
it can be saved until the couples
first anniversary.
By following the rivers of the U.S. that
empty into the Atlantic Ocean or the
Gulf of Mexico, a boat can travel as
far west as the Rocky Mountains, but
no farther.
More than 40,000 ks and 250
types of bacteria are exchanged during
a typical French kiss.
The can opener was invented 48 years
after the can.
Hyenas regularly eat the feces of other
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animals.
In the weightlessness of space, a frozen
pea will explode if it comes in contact
with Pepsi.
Silly Putty was discovered? as the
residue left behind after the first latex
condoms were produced.
Approximately one-sixth of your life is
spent on Wednesdays.
A dogs naked behind leaves absolutely
no bacteria when pressed against
Carpet.
In ancient Greece, children of wealthy
families were dipped in olive oil at birth
to keep them hairless throughout their
lives.
Months that begin on a Sunday will
always have a Friday the 13th.?
The six official languages of the United
Nations are: English, French, Arabic,
Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
The average lead pencil will draw a line
35 miles long or write approximately
50,000 English words.
Coca-Cola would be green if coloring
weren't added to it.
Earth is the only planet not named
~after a god.
Its against the law to burp, or sneeze in
a church in Nebraska.
Honey is the only food that does not
spoil.
Your ribs move about five million times
a year, every time you breathe.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed
by public hanging for the murder of
a child.
The present population of 6 billion
plus people in the world is predicted to
become 15 billion by 2080.
The worlds oldest piece of chewing
gum is 9,000 years old.
Slugs have four noses.
A German World War II submarine was
sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.
Large kangaroos cover more than 30
feet with.each jump.
German Shepherds bite humans more
than any other breed of dog.
The only two animals that can see
behind itself without turning its head
are the rabbit and the parrot:
Two animal rights protesters were
protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs
to a slaughterhouse in Bonn, Germany.
Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of
them, escaped through a broken fence
and stampeded, trampling the two
hapless protesters to death.
There are approximately 550 hairs in
the eyebrow.
In October, 1999 an iceberg the size of
London broke free from the Antarctic
ice shelf.
It takes eight minutes and 17 seconds
for light to travel from the Sun's surface
to the Earth.
_10 percent of all human beings ever born
are alive at this very moment.
If left alone, 70 percent of birthmarks
gradually fade away.
A baby oyster is called a spat.
A group of ravens is called a murder.
The Poison Arrow frog has enough poison
to kill 2,200 people.
The vegetables that are grown in the
largest quantities around the world are
the tomato and the potato. But the most
widely used vegetable is the onion.
In 1455, a German named Johann
Gutenberg became the first person to
print a book on a printing press with
movable letters.
The first factory in America built solely to
produce potato chips opened in Albany,
NY., in 1925.
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The Turning Point
ECU was driving in overtime, having
reached the N.C. State 11-yard line
after starting the period at the required
25-yard line. The plan on the ensuing
first down, according to ECU coach
Skip Holtz, was for quarterback Patrick
Pinkney to take a quick three-step
drop back after the snap and look
for a potential target in the end zone.
Pinkney held on to the ball too long
trying to create a play and was hit
from behind and sacked resulting in
a fumble that-the Wolfpack recovered.
N.C. State would..go..on.t0..Score:0N sie
their first overtime possession and
effectively win the game.
THEY SAID IT
| told the team they've got 24 hours
to get rid of this pain. We've got to.
regroup. We've got to come together.
We've got a conference game coming
up next week against Houston.?
-Skip Holtz
When our defense got that turnover
in overtime, | didnt want to rely on
a kicker. | wanted to go out there, and
put the ball in the end zone, and get
off this field.?
-Wolfpack running back Andre Brown
Its disappointing but at the same
time, it keeps us humble. We know that
we've got to try to work harder to get to
where we want to go.?
-ECU running back Norman Whitley
They're a great defense. They came
out and played real tough. We should
have executed a lot better. | know we |
-could have done better than what we
did today.?
-ECU receiver Alex Taylor
. We're sitting here at 3-1 (after) .
playing three BCS teams as a C-USA
school. So Im proud of these players.
| think we'll learn a lot about ourselves
and how we rebound from here.?
-Skip Holtz
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 5
N.C. States Andre Brown stretches over the ECU goal line for the winning touchdown at Carter-Finley Stadium this past Saturday.
Wolfpack defends
home turf
KELLEN HOLTZMAN
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
For a second consecutive
season, ECU (3-1) failed to live
up to expectations in its most
important rivalry.
In front of.a sold-out Carter-
nie Stadium this Saturday, ©
Andre Brown, powered his
way past defenders and over
the ECU goal line for a 10-yard
touchdown giving NC State (2-
2) a 30-24 overtime victory over
the 15"-ranked Pirates.
The Pirates had a chance to
take the lead in overtime, but
Wolfpack defensive end Shea
McKeen forced a fumble. He
nailed Patrick Pinkney from
behind as the ECU quarterback
rolled: out of the pocket in.
search of an open man.
We knew that every game
was critical and that every game
would be a dogfight,? said
Pinkney. Today was a dogfight,
and the best team won.?
NC State needed a field
goal, but stomped into the end
zone in just three plays behind
26 yards from Brown.
The real credit goes to
N.C. State right now,? ECU
coach Skip Holtz said after the
TossThey had*to make the
plays going down the stretch.
...1 think they are an extremely.
talented football team and how
they. got to 1-2"I dont know,
because I think theyre a very
talented football team.?
The Wolfpack didnt lead
until the end, and trailed 24-
17 late in the fourth quarter
after a\'Ben Hartman field goal
extended:the Pirates lead.
With just over a minute
to play, NC State quarterback
Russell Wilson found redshirt,
freshman George Bryan in the
end zone for a short, 5-yard
touchdown tieing the game at
24. The catch was originally
called incomplete, but officials
reversed the call after taking a
closer look. :
We had our chances to win
the game on defense,? said ECU
safety Van Eskridge. We had
our chances to get those guys
stopped. They kept fighting.
*~They made the plays when
they had to and we didnt make
the plays.?
One of those playmakers
was Wilson, whose athleticism
kept Eskridge and the ECU.
defense off-balance all after-
noon. The speedy signal caller
finished the day 21-of-31 for
210 yards and three touch-
downs, while adding 42 yards
on the ground.
I was really impressed
with Wilson,? Holtz said. I
thought he ~did a great job. I
think he did an excellent job
as a quarterback. I think hes
going to bea good one for a lot
of years here.?
While ECUs defense strug-
gled to contain Wilson, NC
States defense came up with
timely stops to weather the
Pirates drives. ,
_ Starting the fourth quarter
21-17, ECU failed to score
despite having first and goal
from the Wolfpack 4-yard line.
After tailbacks Brandon Sim-
mons and Jonathan Williams
were denied on the first three
tries, Holtz elected to send Wil-
liams out again rather than take.
three points.
- Williams never made it out
of the backfield as NC State
safety J.C. Neal and linebacker
Robbie Leonard easily broke
through the Pirate offensive
line, forcing a 3-yard loss.
With the defeat, ECU fell
to 10-16 all-time record against
the Wolfpack.
More importantly, the
dream of an undefeated season ,
has been crushed, possibly
along a BCS bow] berth.
But Holtz isnt worried
about that.
If we do what weve got
to do, then well let the chips
fall where they do at the end of
the year,? he said. We havent
talked BCS bowl with this
team to this point. The people ©
outside have. We havent said
a word about it.?
The victory was the first
for the Wolfpack over a Divi-
sion I-A team this season, with
their previous win coming
against William and Mary. NC
State out gained ECU by one
yard on total offense, with 257
yards in the air.
Im certainly not going
to hang my head, pout or
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RONNIE WOODWARD
Tue East CAROLINIAN
. This past Saturday, ECU
coach Skip Holtz was faced with
one of the toughest decisions a
football coach has to make. The.
decision backfired on ECU, giving
NC State momentum, but it was
still the right decision.
In the first possession of the
fourth quarter, ECU drove down
the field and had first-and-goal
from the 4-yard line, winning 21-
17. The Pirates were on the verge
of pushing their lead to two pos-
sessions. This would have made
an N.C. State comeback very
difficult, if not impossible.
The next four plays changed
the complexion of ~the game,
giving the Wolfpack all the hope
it needed.
On first-and-goal, Jonathan
Williams was tackled just short
of the N.C. State end zone, setting
up second-and-goal from the 1-
yard line. Two unsuccessful runs
later, the Pirates remained on the
1-yard-line, forcing Holtz to make
a crucial decision.
The conservative, and argu-
ably logical, decision to the fourth
down dilemma would be to kick a
field goal. A successful field goal
attempt would have put ECU
ahead by one touchdown, forcing
NC State to score twice"or con-
vert a two-point conversion"to
take the lead.
Holtz took the riskier approach, :
and went for it. .
After what appeared to be
some backfield confusion before
the play, Williams was hammered
by N.C. State safety J.C. Neal
immediately after receiving the
fourth down handoff. The Pirates
attempt to seal the game failed.
NC States goal line stand
completely reversed the momen-
tum of the game. The Wolfpack
went on to win 30-24 in overtime,
ECU coach Skip Holtz gives a playcall to quarterback Patrick Pinkney.
but Holtz stood by his decision
after the loss.
T dont regret it,? he said. T
turned to [defensive coordinator]
Greg Hudson and said, ~What do
you think? He said, ~Go ahead.
Lets get up two scores now. So
we turned and we went after it.?
Its easy to second guess
coaches decisions, but in reality,
ECU was just inches away from
putting the game away. Holtz ©
should not be blamed for trying
to do that.
We played this game to win,?
Holtz said: We didnt play it.
conservative or close to the vest.
I wouldnt change anything that
I did: I might change a couple of
play calls since they didnt work,
but I would go for it again.?
The fourth-year ECU coach
also pointed out the impact field
position had on his decision. After
the defensive stand, NC State took
the ball over to its own five-yard- -
line with 10:33 left in the game,
still losing 21-17.
After three plays and a punt by
the Wolfpack, ECU started its next
drive with a short field, eventually
getting the desired field goal and
24-17 lead.
ECU, now ranked No. 23, was
one measly yard away from seal-
ing aroad victory over its archrival |
and continuing a dream season.
The risk was worth taking. "
Holtz deserves credit for taking
a chance, and for owning his deci-
sion after it didnt work. .-
If ECU had put the ball into
the end zone on that drive, the
Pirates would still be undefeated
and Holtz would be praised for
-s decision worth the risk
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
making a great decision.
Instead, the Pirates were
handed their first ~loss of the
season and will have to regroup
after such a deflating weekend
in Raleigh.
There are tons of reasons
why teams lose college football
games, but a coachs: decision
to try and win one -when pre-
sented the opportunity-is not one
of them.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN * SPORTS "
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Volleyball wins East Carolina Invitational
NICHOLAS THIGPEN | THE EAST PLRGKIMAN
ECU SEplOmnore Erica Banning prepares for a kill at Minges Coliseum in the East Carolina Invitational.
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THE East CAROLINIAN
The ECU volleyball
team improved its record
to 11-5 overall and a 1-0
Conference USA mark after
hosting a trio of opponents
this weekend for the East
Carolina Invitational.
ECU defeated Marshall
for the first time in:pro-
gram history Friday night,
and followed that up by
defeating Morgan State
Saturday afternoon before
falling to N.C. State during
the nightcap.
The Pirates came away
tournament champions
_by virtue of tiebreak-
ers, and junior outside
hitter Melissa Zentner was
named the tournaments
Most Valuable Player.
Fellow teammates Amanda
Lutzow and Trish Monroe
joined her on the all-
tournament team.
ECU started the week-
end with--on paper--
their toughest match of
the tournament.
The Thundering Herd
had won the previous eight
meetings between the two
teams, including a heart-
_ breaking loss for ECU
in five games at home
last year.
~The Pirates looked
~tough early but thé Herd
took the first game 26-
24. After losing the open-
ing game, ECU turned
up the tempo and took
the next three games in
convincing. fashion.
Marshall was 8-0
against ECU until now,?
head coach Chris Rushing
said. J think you can tell
by the reaction of the girls
at the end how excited
they were to beat Mar-
shall, who is a very good
conference opponent.?
Rushing was pleased
with the effort put.forth
by his players during the
match, and theres no doubt
their hard work and tough
play was instrumental in
the victory.
We piIisyea sealty;
really hard tonight. Sta-
tistically, both teams were
almost identical and it was
a fight to the finish. We
knew it was going to be a
battle, we knew they were
going to be close, and it
was a total team effort
today,? he said. When the
girls got down a couple of
times here and there, they
really fought through it
and pulled together to get
the win.?
The next match up of the
weekend for the Pirates was
with MEAC foe Morgan
State. ECU dominated the
Bears, winning three games
with scores of 25-13, 25-
17 and 25-18. The Pirates
dominated every stat cat-
egory and almost doubled
Morgan States kills and
assists totals.
The nightcap was not as
kind for ECU.
ECU lost to N.C. State
ina heartbreaker that went
five games. The Pirates
jumped out to a 2-0 lead
before running out of gas
and dropping the last three
games, falling to their in-
state rivals. Zentner had a
terrific game with 16 kills
and five blocks and fresh-
man sensation Lutzow tal-
lied the first double-double -
of her career in the losing
effort with 13 kills and
15 digs.
~Rushing acknowledged
how important it was to
build momentum this week-
end before opening up their
full conference schedule.
~There are alot ~of.
momentum shifts and
swings in volleyball,?
he said. This can only
help our momentum
going forward.?
ECU has two confer-
ence matches at home this
weekend. It will take on
UAB Friday night a7 p.m.,
and then Memphis Sunday
afternoon at 1 p.m. ;
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
NICHOLAS THIGPEN | "THE EAST CAROLINIAN
ECU rejects Morgan States attempt to score this past Saturday in Greenville.
OVERTIME continued from 6
go hide because we lost to
them,? Holtz said. Im proud
of these players. I think they
went up there and competed
their tail off"not bad for a
bunch of guys that werent
good enough to play in an
ACC conference.?
Running back Norman
Whitley had a breakout game
for the Pirates, rushing for
83 yards and one touchdown.
Whitley exploded for a 42-yard
score down the left sideline,
giving ECU a21-14 lead in the
third quarter.
Eskridge opened the scor-
ing when he intercepted N.C.
State quarterback Harrison
Becks pass and returned it 23
yards for a touchdown.
After the Wolfpack
answered to tie the score at
seven, Pinkney hooked up
with tight end Davon Drew
for a 39-yard touchdown down
the middle of the field to
give the Pirates a 14-7 lead
at halftime.
This writer can be contacted at
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