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Dean White appoints new director of Classical Studies

- ECU NEWS SERVICES

The Thomas Harriot College
of Arts and Sciences Program in
Classical Studies at ECU has a
new director. On Nov. 18, Dean
Alan R. White appointed Dr.
John Given as director of the pro-
gram, replacing Professor John
Stevens, who served as director
for the previous five years.

Stevens will return to his teach-
ing and research at ECU, teaching
a new course he developed on the
power of images in the ancient

*

Richard Folsom and wife Jan.

ECU grad writes

world and working on a book
about the epic poem “Aeneid” by
the Roman poet Vergil.

“Professor Stevens has been
an outstanding leader for the
program, someone who has had
big ideas and has known how to
accomplish them,” says Given.
“It is a daunting task to follow
him but a challenge I am excited
to face.” ;

During the past seven years,
Given has taught as an assis-
tant professor of classics in the
Department of Foreign Lan-
guages and Literatures. He has

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO :

locally-inspired novel

ELISE PHILLIPS
Tue East CAROLINIAN

After Richard’s Folsom’s
son died in 2002, he picked up
a novel he’d started in the 1970s
and finished it. The book, /ndian
Wood: A Mystery of the Lost
Colony of Roanoke Island, takes
place in Greenville—with most
of the action happening right here
, on ECU’s campus.

- Folsom, who attended ECU
for his undergraduate and mas-
ter’s. degrees, .wanited: to. write
a story that included one his
interests—North Carolina his-
tory—all while using his alma
mater as the setting.

“Since I wanted to place part
of the story in a campus setting, it

seemed only logical that I should

use ECU,” he said. “If you want
to know anything about North :

Carolina history, then the N.C.

Collection in Joyner Library is

one of the finest sources in the
state. And it was easy for me to

use other locations in Greenville, .:

because I lived here for so long,

first as a student and then as a :

permanent resident.”
Indian Wood is a riveting

historical fiction novel about :
_an unsolved mystery that took

place.over 400 years ago:the
Lost Colony. —

In 1587, over 100 men,
women and children vanished

from their homes on the North ;

 

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Financial bailout must
help homeowners

(AP)

President-elect Barack
Obama signaled a clear desire
Wednesday to use a signifi-

cant portion of $700 billion in|

financial bailout funds to stanch
foreclosures by helping strug-
gling homeowners with their
mortgages. :

“The deteriorating assets in
the financial markets are rooted
in the deterioration of people
being able to pay their mort-
gages and stay in their homes,”
he said.

Obama’s stance represents
a policy clash with Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson, who
has resisted proposals to use the

rescue fund to help guarantee —

reworked mortgages.

At a Chicago news confer-
ence to introduce New Mexico
Gov. Bill-Richardson as his
commerce secretary nominee,
Obama said helping people pay
their mortgages has to be a com-
ponent of the rescue fund.

“We’ve got to start helping
homeowners, in a serious way,
prevent foreclosures,” he said.

On Monday, Paulson said the
administration was seeking to
halt the record-breaking number
of foreclosures. But he did not
drop his opposition to using
the rescue fund for a program
being pushed by Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila
‘Bair. The FDIC plan would use

Today’s —
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the rescue fund to help back
refinanced mortgages that would
lower monthly payments. —

Key congressional Demo-
crats have also demanded that the
financial rescue money be used
to help homeowners.

Obama’s comments came. :

a day after the Government
Accountability Office, in the
first comprehensive review of
the rescue package, concluded
that the Treasury Department
has no mechanisms to ensure that
banking institutions limit their
top executives’ pay and comply
with other restrictions.

'“We’re seeing some areas
where we can be doing better in
making sure that this money is

not going to CEO compensation, ,

that it’s protecting tax payers and
that the taxpayers are going to
get their money back,” Obama
said.

The auditors acknowledged

that the: program, created Oct.

3 to help stabilize a rapidly
faltering banking system, was
less than 60 days old and has
been adjusting to an evolving
mission.

But auditors recommended
that Treasury work with govern-
ment bank regulators to deter-
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worked within the college to
create full curriculum in ancient
Greek and to enhance the pro-
gram’s offerings in courses in
translation.

Already, Given has estab-
lished a few goals as the new
director for the Program in Clas-
sical Studies. .

“We have become justly
proud of our recent graduates

who have gained admission into .

M.A. and Ph.D. programs at
outstanding universities in the
United States and abroad. I hope
to continue enabling our students

to pursue advanced degrees when
they so desire,” says Given.
“At the same time, we need to
improve the opportunities for
our graduates who decide to
enter the workforce immediately
after ECU.”

The Program in Classical
Studies has begun some work
in teacher training, and it is one
of Given’s goals to work with
the College of Education to
enable students to graduate from
ECU with certification in Latin.
However, Given wants to help all
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future pursuits.

“Classics majors often enter
religious ministry, law, medi-
cine, museum curatorship, pro-
fessional writing, journalism,
tourism and librarianship,” says
Given. “Since classics is by its
nature an interdisciplinary field,
we are able to support a broad
array of interests.”

Classical Studies is a concen-
tration within the college’s Mul-
tidisciplinary Studies Program.
Faculty in the program hold
appointments in the Departments
of Foreign Languages and Litera-

tures, History, Anthropology and
English. Students may minor in
classical studies, or use the Bach=
elor of Arts or Bachelor of Sci=
ence in multidisciplinary studies
to major in classics or classical
civilization. The program offers
four years of Latin and ancient
Greek and more than 20 courses
in archaeology, history, literature,
philosophy and religion.

For more information,
please visit the program Web
site at ecu.edu/classics or con-
tact Given at givenj@ecu.edu or
252.328.6583.

DisabledveteranEd Salaushares

 

 

 

LAUREN COLLINS
: THE East CAROLINIAN

Ed Salau, an 11-year veteran

: of the U.S. Marine Corps and
: Veteran of the Army National
: Guard who lost his leg in combat
: to a rocket-propelled grenade,
: spoke to students and faculty
: in the Carol Belk Building on
: Friday, Nov. 21 in contribution to
: this year’s 12th Annual Adapted
: Sports Day, which honors both
: the Wounded Warrior program
: and the 2008 Olympics/Para-
: AVIMOIGS
: “This year’s Adapted Sports ©
i Day is a celebration of our patrio-
: tism, the wounded warriors that
: have fought for our country and
: the variety of possibilities that
: are available through adapted
: sports for everyone to stay active
: regardless of obstacles that may
: be present,” said associate direc-

— : tor of ECU Campus Recreation
> OBAMA page A2 : :

Pirate Rant:

News

: Check inside for a fall 2008
: commencement calendar.

and Wellness, David Gaskins.

Despites Salau’s setbacks,
he has successfully received
certification as an adapted ski
instructor, has climbed Mount
Rainier and has hand cycled and
run in several marathons.

Salau currently works at
Camp Lejeune’s Wounded War-
rior Battalion as the Veterans
Service Organization’s and Char-
itable Organization’s liaison.

As Salau discussed his injury
and recovery process with a
smile, he quoted Theodore Roos-
evelt: “Do what you can with
what you have, where you are.”

He stated that this particular
quote was one that was extremely
beneficial during his injury,
though he was reluctant to ask
for help at first. 3

“There are two types of
amputees,7 Salau said. “Those
who fall and those who fall

again. When I fell I couldn’t help |

but think ‘oh, that’s weakness;’ I

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Features :

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: Meet a new group on
: Campus: the ECU Fenc-
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INICHOLAS LTHIGPEN | THE EAST CAROLINIAN

was a lieutenant, I had power.”

He laughed to himself as he
admitted to students and faculty,
“It’s a guy thing, a pride thing,
where you don’t want to ask for
help.”

Though recovery was dif-
ficult, Salau said he wanted to
recover for his children. He said
his main goal is not winning any
awards or medals, but being a
capable father.

“Life is not a race. There is
no metal or prize[s] at the finish
line, you just do it,” Salau said.

He addressed the students
and faculty who are currently
striving to work in the occu-
pational therapy fields in the
future to “do the right thing, say
the right thing, and be right all
the time.” Salau reiterated the
importance of asking for help and

offering it to others on a regular

basis, He encouraged them that
if a child says, “I. can’t” the

statement should be redirected

Ed Salau speaks to an audience of students and faculty at the Carol Belk Building about overcoming his disability.

to “how can I?”

There are a number of strug-
gles to overcome as an amputee,
including the acceptance of one’s
loss, but the support of family
and friends is essential for recov-
ery, Salau said.

Salau commented on a sol-
dier who was receiving care two
rooms down from him while
in the hospital. This particular
soldier had lost both legs and an
arm, but was recently pictured
on the cover of a wakeboarding
magazine “with his stump held
high,” Salau said.

Salau encourages amputees
to stay motivated and remain
active. If someone is injured
or handicapped in some way,
they are encouraged to continue
to participate in activities that
prevent them from becoming
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Sports

 

The Pirates’ football team
will have a shot at its first

conference title since

1976 this Saturday.

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN * NEWS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008

 

FOLSOM continued from Al

Carolina coast, never to be
heard from again, or so many
thought. According to oral tradi-
tion passed down over hundreds:
of-years, the Lumbee Indians
of. North Carolina took these
English colonists in, where they
eventually intermarried and
integrated into the culture of the
Lumbee. According to historical
documents, passers-by on the
Neuse River saw a “wild and
unruly” bunch that included fair-
skinned whites who spoke the
“Queen’s English.” Although
these claims have never been
formally substantiated, the

Lumbee Indians still consider
this part of their history.

This is where Folsom’s
story begins. Folsom’s novel
begins with two local news-
paper reporters covering a Ku
Klux Klan cross-burning in
rural North Carolina —a cross-
burning incited by the Lumbee
Indians’ belief that their ances-
tors were both Native Americans
and English colonists. One of
the reporters writes an award-
winning article of what happens
that night when shots fired by
the Lumbee scare the KKK
members into the night.

ECU receives nod to
install cardiac CT scanner

3 ECU NEWS SERVICES

- State officials have approved
a plan by ECU to buy and install
a CT scanner that will allow for
precise diagnosis of coronary
artery disease.

. The advanced computed
tomography scanner will be
housed at the East Carolina
Heart Institute at ECU. The state
Division of Facility Services
approved ECU’s certificate of
need application in late Novem-
ber.

. The scanner will enable ECU
to further its capabilities to diag-
nose and plan for appropriate
management of cardiovascular
disease in one location. The most
advanced ‘cardiovascular CT
scanner in eastern North Caro-
lina, its precise images will allow
doctors to diagnose blockages in
arteries without catheterization,
an invasive procedure in which
a tiny tube is threaded through
an artery to give doctors images
of blockages.

In North Carolina, cardio-
vascular disease is responsible
for nearly a third of all deaths.
The percentage of deaths attrib-
utable to cardiovascular disease
in eastern North Carolina is 23
percent higher than in the rest of
the state.

AS new scanners with better
imaging capabilities have become
available, non-invasive imaging
techniques such as CT angiogra-

phy have substantially replaced
catheterization, which carries
some risk and costs several thou-
sand dollars.

Coronary CT angiography
determines whether fatty or
calcium deposits have built up
in cardiac arteries, which supply
blood to the heart muscle. In
patients who have symptoms
that could indicate heart disease
or impending heart attack but
no other significant risk fac-
tors, CT angiography rules out
coronary heart disease with 99
percent accuracy. A procedure
typically costs between $1,000
and $1,500.

“You would eliminate the
risk and you would cut the cost”
compared to catheterization, said
Dr. Assad Movahed, professor
of cardiovascular sciences at
ECU and medical director of the
coronary CT program.

ECU’s machine will be a
Siemens SOMATOM Definition
dual-source scanner with added
features. for heart diagnoses.
Renovations for the unit should
be completed by the end of April
and the unit installed in early
May. The scanner should see its
first patients in mid-May.

ECU - projects performing
nearly 800 scans in fiscal year
2010 and increasing to more than
4,000 by fiscal year 2012.

Doctors and scientists will
also use the device in research
and clinical trials.

Enter Carl Bowden, an ECU
professor and avid North Caro-
lina history buff. Bowden’s goal:
to prove that the Lumbees and

_the Lost Colonists are linked.

He almost does it, when he and
an ECU librarian are shot and
killed on campus. The newspaper
reporter who covered the cross
burning helps in the investigation

of Bowden’s murder—a personal .

task as he and Bowden were
friends for 40 years.

Although 95 percent of the
facts are historically accurate,
Folsom says that he “massaged”
about five percent so they would

fit the story line.

Because of its local setting
and history, Folsom believes
that his novel is one that ECU
students will enjoy.

“Students often don’t have a
lot of extra time to read, but when
on break from school, I believe
they would enjoy a good murder
mystery, especially if it involves
an ECU professor,” he said. “And
for anyone who enjoys good
historical fiction, involving the
Lost Colony, I feel it would be an
enjoyable and informative read,”

Indian Wood is Folsom’s
second novel, along with other

project ideas, but besides writing,

he and his wife Jan own a res-
taurant in Greenville, Harvey’s.
Folsom admits that Jan now does
most of the work at Harvey’s
while he spends most of his time
researching and writing.

“And there is little money in
it, at least not in the short-term,
so you had better have someone
who loves you and is willing to
support you,” he says.

“Writing is a long, unrequited

love affair. If you are not com-

mitted to the process, day after
day of writing the equivalent of
short term papers, then you had

better look for something else
to do. There is no one to moti-
vate you, but yourself,” Folsom
explained.

Folsom grew up in Fayette-
ville, N.C. and has two children:
Brett and Noah. His hobbies
(besides writing) are fishing and
traveling.

To learn more about the
author, or about his books, visit
richardfolsom.com.

This writer can be contacted at
editor@theeastcarolinian.com.

 

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continued from Al

Salau’s wife, Dawn, hosts
the Reindeer Dash for Cash:
The Charity 5K and 10-mile
run, which is now in its fourth
year, is held at the Greenville
Town Commons in memory of
Christopher Cash, who lost his
life in Iraq.

The fundraiser benefits the

Captain Christopher S. Cash
Memorial Foundation of N.C.
Inc., which annually funds
scholarships at educational
institutes. Salau hopes to par-
ticipate in the Dash for Cash this
year, which will be held on Dec.
7 at 1 p.m.
_ The Adapted Sports Day
included a number of activities
for people with or without dis-
abilities, including wheelchair
volleyball, slalom course, bowl-
ing and billiards, tai chi, hand
cycling, racquetball, wheelchair
rugby, shuffleboard, quad rugby,
power/wheelchair hockey, inner
tube water polo and bocce’.

The event was sponsored by
ECU’s Department of Campus
Recreation and Wellness Adapted
Recreation program, the College
of Health and Human Perfor-
mance, Pitt County Community
Schools & Recreation and the
local community’s Support Team
for Active Recreation.

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.

OBAMA continued

tions on executive pay, dividend
payments and repurchasing of
shares.

“Treasury also has no poli-
cies and procedures in place for
ensuring that the institutions are
complying with these require-
ments or that they are using the
capital investments in a manner
that helps meet the purposes of
the act,” auditors said.

In a response to the GAO,
Neel Kashkari, who heads the
department’s Office of Financial
Stability, said the agency was
developing its own compliance
program and indicated that it
disagreed with the need to work
with regulators.

Congressional Democrats
quickly pounced on the find-
ings.

“The GAO’s discouraging
report makes clear that the Trea-
sury Department’s implemen-
tation of the (rescue plan) is
insufficiently transparent and
is not accountable to American
taxpayers,” said House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

House Financial Services
Committee chairman Barney
Frank said Treasury’s response
comes “very close to telling the
institutions that they will be free
to use the funds as they wish.”

“The bad news was confir-
mation by the GAO in its first
report about the program that
Treasury has no way to measure
whether taxpayer funds invested
in banks are being used in accor-

from Al

  

President-elect, Barack Obama.

dance with the purpose of the
law to increase lending,” Frank
said. “The much worse news is
Treasury’s response that it does
not even have the intention of
doing so.”

The GAO is one of three
watchdogs that Congress has
assigned to monitor the extraor-
dinary $700 billion financial
rescue package, known as the
Troubled Asset Relief Program,
or TARP. A congressional over-
sight panel is scheduled to issue
its report on Dec. 10.

In addition, Congress created
an inspector general’s office to
oversee the program, but the con-
firmation of veteran federal pros-
ecutor Neil M. Barofsky to the post
has been blocked in the Senate by
a senator who remains anonymous
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“This report proves the
immediate need for oversight
of the taxpayer dollars being
expended right now as part of
TARP,” Senate Finance Com-
mittee Chairman Max -:Baucus,
D-Mont., said in a statement.
“Because of one senator’s anony-
mous block on this nomination,
three weeks have been lost — a
key element of the TARP over-
sight program is not in place.”

Republican Sen. Jim Bun-
ning of Kentucky, a member of
the Senate Banking Committee
who opposed the bailout bill, has
said he had “serious concerns”
with Barofsky’s nomination,
though he has praised his experi-
ence. Bunning spokesman Mike
Reynard would not comment
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008 ,

Students indulge in community service

FATEN HUSN I ODEH
THE East CAROLINIAN

The Ronald McDonald
House, located at 549 Moye
Blvd. in Greenville, allows fami-
lies with seriously ill or injured
children from all over North Car-
olina and beyond to stay as guests
while their children receive

medical attention from the local

hospital, Pitt Memorial.
“The Ronald McDonald
House is a home away from home

for families who have a child in.

the hospital and live 30 miles
outside of it and can be from in or
out of state because Pitt Memo-
rial Hospital is so notable, ” said
sophomore political science
major, Claire Taweel. __

At the Ronald McDonald
House of Greenville one can find
ECU students lending a help-
ing hand in doing paper work
and helping out with household
chores.

Monique Webb, junior

economics major and business
minor, is a house operations
assistant at the Ronald McDon-
ald House.

“We do guest service, turning
over rooms, house duties, baking
goods, paper work and fundrais-
ing such as the Luminary Kits
for Christmas--all of the money
that is raised goes directly into
the House,” said Webb.

Wednesday, the Arab Student
Union at ECU cooked a Middle
Eastern meal for the guests at the
Ronald McDonald House.

“I’m with the Arab Stu-
dent Union and we cooked an
Arabic dinner, brought it to the
Ronald McDonald House and
then served the food to the people
staying there,” said Moneera
Awadallah, vice president of
the Arab Student Union and
sophomore speech and hearing
science major.

“My organization was look-
ing for a service volunteer project
to do for the semester,” said

Awadallah. “The Arab Student
Union thinks it’s important to
give back to the community and
the Ronald McDonald House
seemed to be a good place to
do that.”

The dinner consisted of
chicken, rice, vegetables, humus,
pita bread, taboola (salad),
spheeha (meat pies) and cook-
ies.

“Today I made taboola, a tra-
ditional Arabic salad, made out
of parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers
and a type of wheat,” Taweel
said. “Along with my, fellow
Arab Student Union members
we created a balanced diet for the
guests staying at the house.”

“The guests were very
excited and interested in the
types of food made,” Awadal-
lah said. “Many questions were

asked about the preparation, but

overall the guests ‘and organizers

were enthusiastic.”
Everyone at the Ronald

McDonald House volunteers

for different reasons. Nathan:
Bowker, freshman biology major,

e

ab

a

volunteers once or twice every.

week at the house.

“My dad got started with .

the Ronald McDonald House. ©

a couple of years ago and I’ve
been working with it ever since,”

Bowker said. “It’s just a lot of fun :
_ and this place makes you feel at

home.”

‘Taweel encourages other

students to take the time to do

‘some community service.
“Tt’s a good thing to do with.
‘your spare time because it makes.
you feel good to help people and.»

also the benefit is that you can

put that on your resume when

applying for jobs,” she said.

Students who are looking to_

volunteer at the Ronald McDon-
ald House can call 830- 0062.

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.

Automa

(AP) 2’

Imperiled automakers and

their union worked feverishly

- Wednesday to sell a skeptical

Congress on a $34 billion aid
plan, promising labor conces-
sions and restructuring. The

Senate’s Democratic leader said —

there still weren’t enough votes
to tap the $700 billion federal
bailout fund to prop up the foun-
dering Big Three.

One day before the chiefs
of the auto companies return to
Capitol Hill to make their urgent
cases for bailout billions from the
fund, Sen. Harry Reid told The
Associated Press in an interview,
“J just don’t think we have the
votes to do that now.”

In Capitol Hill meetings,
industry officials said the col-

lapse of one or more of the Big.
Three carmakers could greatly —

worsen the nation’s recession and
undermine the companies’ ability
to survive.

“We’re on the brink with the
U.S. auto manufacturing indus-
try. We’re down to months left,”
Chrysler’s vice chairman, Jim
Press, told The AP in a separate
interview. “If we have a cata-
strophic failure of one of these
car companies, in this tender
environment for the economy,
it’s a huge blow. It could trigger

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The United Auto Workers
union, scrambling to preserve
jobs and benefits, agreed at an
emergency meeting in Detroit
to allow the companies to delay
payments to a multibillion-dollar,
union-run health care trust and to
scale back.a jobs bank in which
laid-off workers are paid most
of their wages. The concessions.

‘could help mollify. some law-
‘makers who have criticized the

union’s benefits as too rich when
compared with those of workers

at foreign-brand auto plants in

the U.S.

The Bush administration
and auto-state Republicans and
Democrats are pushing to help
the automakers with aid from
a different source: a previously
approved $25 billion program
that’s supposed to be used to help
them produce more environmen-
tally advanced vehicles.

Environmentalists — and
a number of powerful friends
in Congress — are vigorously
opposing that idea.

Reid, D-Nev., said the admin- |

istration could act unilaterally to
use a portion of the Wall Street
bailout program for loans to the
automakers, but the White House
has consistently resisted that

  

kers plead with Congress —

 

THE ASSOICATED PRESS

Auto industry executives Som GM, Chrysler and Ford.

approach.

“There’s talk going there’s

around now that the Bush White ,

House may ask for” the second
$350 billion installment of the
$700 billion financial industry
rescue fund, Reid said.

But if Bush’s team doesn’t
act, he said, “I think that we are
probably going to have to try to
do something” in Congress.

Reid said he’d rely on Sen.
Chris Dodd, D-Conn., the Bank-
ing Committee chairman, to
determine what kind of legisla-
tion would be appropriate.

The autoworkers’ conces-
sions are “a step in the right
direction,” he said.

“T think it’s. too bad that

negotiated contracts between
labor and management are going
to. have to be changed. But it’s
obvious to everyone — as strong.

of a union guy as I am — it’s -
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more mula?

ECU should reconsider the areas
where they distribute funds

LAUREN COLLINS
THE EAst CAROLINIAN

The university seems to have a number of things
that need to be taken care of or adjusted in terms
of funding. Recently I discovered that Skip Holtz’s

salary is $565,000 for this year’s season, and ECU has -

locked him into a six-year contract that is expected
to total a whopping $9.5 million. Although a large
contribution to this salary comes from Pirate Club
donations, ticket sales and sponsored events that Holtz
participates in, his coaching has minimal reflection on
student academics, which should be a higher priority
than athletics. ;

The ECU Board of Trustees also approved a
$32,400 raise for athletic director Terry Holland,
bumping his salary to $356,400. Ironically, the pro-
fessors, who work hard to prepare students for their
future careers, average salaries of about $74,000.
Aside from the obvious whoa-factor involved with
the drastic difference in salaries, there are concerns
on campus as well.

Because funding is minimal, there is a strict 30-

page limit on printing in the Student Writing Center’s
computer lab. The signs are plastered for all to see, yet
when students print their materials, a nice big blob of
splotchy black covers the pages. I was informed that

the Writing Center does not receive enough funding —

to provide a new printer for the number of students
that walk in each day. Perhaps the percentage of ticket
sales that Skip Holtz receives could be allocated to
student needs instead.

Professors and instructors are starting to email
their “.pdf” files to students because they are limited
on copies. It. doesn’t do much good for students who
have limited computer access. If they go to the Student
Writing Center, they’re wading through ink stains
or inconveniently forced to get to the labs that often
close before their posted times. It seems beneficial
that funding needs that directly affect students should
be atop priority. .

During the 2006-2007 fiscal year, only 13 Porch
of funding went to supplies and materials. Approxi-
mately 14 percent was directed to services, but the
combination only totaled: about $187,000. Judging
by existing problems, it’s safe to assume that funding
has either stayed the same or decreased since 2007.
Ironically, student tuition and fees has increased to
$4,218 for in-state students and $14,732 for out-of-
state undergraduates. Graduate students are expected
to pay about $400 more. With an increasing amount of
students entering ECU, it seems simple that the total
tuition and fee amounts received could be delegated
much more appropriately.

I discussed the coach’s salary with a football

player, and he seemed to share little concern about’ '

Holtz’s astounding pay. He informed me that many of
the guys playing football are currently working with
full-ride scholarships including tuition, books and
housing. I’m sure if I could receive the all-expenses-
paid package to ECU for playing a game, I wouldn’t
be so shocked and appalled by the football coach’s
outrageous salary either. In the players’ defense, they
do train for almost the entire year, and their. athletic
ability has allowed them to have their scholarship
privileges, but what about the average Joes that walk
the campus each day? :

All my life, it has been reiterated that grades are
importarit and academic success will determine your
future success. It has come to my attention now that
the university may seem to care more about the rising
status of our sports teams than the academic perfor-
mance of our students. I will give some credit to Skip
Holtz, who implemented a study hall for the players,
‘but his coaching only affects a small fraction of the
thousands of students attending ECU, so perhaps ECU
should reconsider the allocation of so much money
to their football coach and spread it more evenly to
other areas as well.

This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.

Five ideas fora
great holiday

JASON M. WALLACE

THE EAst CAROLINIAN

1. Go crazy with Christmas lights. If Halloween
is the only day of the year to wear a costume and look
normal, then Christmas should be the time to deck out
everything in little, colored lights. This one is great
for those who don’t even celebrate Christmas and
have money to spend on the electric bill. If you can
cover your house in lights and find a way to cover
your car with lights while wearing clothing made out
of lights, you win.

2. Promptly put the lights away. After New Years,

no one Cares. :

3. Come up with new ideas for Christmas movies.

“This one is addressed to those who plan to be, or
already are, writers for television. I don’t think I can
sit though another family-safe movie where the plot
révolves around creating the perfect Christmas. Most
of the time, there is a build up to perfection, and then
the main character manages to fowl up everything.
This is usually followed by a line, “there goes Christ-
mas.” Either avoid the Hallmark Channel or make a

_ Christmas story that has a mystery detective or action
theme to it, please.

4. Dress up as Santa. Feel empowered. You'll ,

be recognized by all as you walk around town and
into shopping centers. Try to outdo the mall’s Santa.
If this means gaining weight and growing a beard,
go for it.

5. Take part in holidays sie than Christmas.
Learn about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and participate
with people who celebrate these holidays. America
calls itself diverse, but Christmas overshadows these
beautiful events from different cultures.

This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.

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Old PeeDee and new PeeDee need
to have a fight to the death!

Who’s ready for that month off
of school?

I was thinking about attending
UNCW...until I saw Pirate
Rants!

To the guy who freaked out and
drop-kicked the washer in Belk
Hall: It was awesome. You looked
like a ninja.

To the girl I talk to everyday
before class:.I just wanted to let
you know you’re awesome.

I would really appreciate it if the
showers in Fletcher Hall were
made for tall girls, so we wouldn’t

have to squat in the shower to |

avoid hitting our heads.

So, how about I stepped on a used
condom on my way to class this

morning...

I laugh like a donkey and like it!

To the guy in the basement of the
library on Monday night: Thank
you for farting by me and my
friends and then running away.
We heard you and then saw you
cower in the corner.

“Anyone notice something

missing from “The Privateers
Deck” banner in the stadium?
Anyone?

I don’t understand why my
roommate feels the need to start a
conversation with me about abso-
lutely nothing when I am obvi-
ously trying to study... UGH!

To the blonde with the stringy
hair and big boobs at McDon-
ald’s: I notice you noticing me.

. It warms my heart to see the fake

bake girls in really short shorts
during winter.

Since my student fees pay for the
huge plasma TVs seen every-
where on campus, is it stealing
if I take one home?

If I fail college, ’m moving

into a trailer park and getting
pregnant!

I know you're still into me, but
I’m not into you. Plus you have
too many moles.

I mean really, ladies. How do you
pee on the seat when you sit on
the commode?

I just did the math, and even if I
don’t do my last three papers in
English, I’ll still get a ‘B.’ Guess
who’s not doing those papers!

If it snows a lot, I’m building a

snowman and he yt | have a
Pirate hook.

When I work out, I sweat like.

Michael race var at a Chuck E.
Cheese.

You need a good slap in the face
to bring you down from your
cloud of crazy.

q

Thanks to the douche who got off

the elevator on the fifth floor but, ,

pressed four, three, two and one
on his. way out. I had to stop at

each floor on my way down. —

To the person who takes a mixed
drink to the library to focus:
There is nothing wrong with
that, because I’m there with a
Pepsi bottle that isn’t filled with
Pepsi!

I second that buying weed with
Pirate Bucks would be schweeet
and then we could go use them
again when we got the munch-
ies!

Your dog is possibly the stupidest

dog I have ever met...I think its

retarded.

I think my roommate hates me
because all our friends call me

‘the hot roommate...and her the

weird one with no friends.
Please excuse my hands.

My roommate’s cat jumped in the
dryer the other day when I was
doing my laundry. I seriously
considered just leaving her, but
then I didn’t want cat guts all
over my whites.

WANTED: Someone messy,
smelly and rude to sublease. my

apartment. I hate my room-

mate.

If you don’t pay me back the

money that you owe me, then
I am going to steal something
from you instead! |

Ew, girl! That boy you're doin’
the SHA NA NA with looks like
he’s five!

The student store rips you off
so much! I paid $150 for one of
my books and they ad gave
me $6.

To the cop that was arresting me
for possession after a girl crashed
into me—which brought the cop
over in the first place: Thanks,
that’s just my life.

If you’re going to tell a lie, make
sure it’s a good one.

Don’t take it out on me that you
gained a bunch of weight and

‘now your clothes don’t fit.

Lucifer raised his leg and out
popped you...

Who would of thought asking
a girl, “do you put out?” would

_ work! I didn’t get slapped, I got

her number and we have been
dating for over a year.

I wish we still had Chris Johnson.
He is going to be rookie of the
year in the NFL.

I would love to get my butt |

kicked by Wonder Woman.
I lost my fake ID...I hate my life!

Farting when you have to poop
is like playing Russian Roulette

_ with higher stakes.

I type my papers in 10-point font
so that when I resize them to.12
point, I feel like I’ve written twice
as many pages.

If my boyfriend is the person who
is going to cheat on me when I go
abroad next semester, IVE GOT

NEWS FOR YOU! —

To the girl I sit next to in Comm:
You are probably the nicest, pret-
tiest, most friendly girl I have
met at ECU. And you don’t get
around...why can’t you be single
or have an identical sibling or
two?

A question for all of you math
majors/ private dancers: If I walk
into rumors with 100, $1 bills,
how many lap dances do I get?

If you are very nice, I will let
you see my Victoria's Secret
Santa suit.

To my roommate: If I see your
mess on the counter in our room
one more time, I’m going to use
your face to wipe it up!

You are the worst of the worst,

and the biggest two-faced liar
ever.

I am a victim of the times.

Exam week is the reason alcohol
was invented.

_ To the people that live above me

and love to blast their music so
loud my bed shakes: I have con-
sumed two full bottles of Tylenol
PM this semester because of
you.

Do you realize that there are
never good heroin stories?

I want to zoom, zoom in your
boom, boom.

All I want for Christmas is a
naughty Ms. Claus!

Truth is that I miss you. Truth
is that I’m lying!

I saw you under that table giving

your boyfriend head in the library .

study room. You thought no one
saw you, huh? —

I wonder if it’s a trend in Asia”

for kids to get tattoos of words
in English?

DRINK LIKE A PIRATE!

We have been sleeping together
since August, and now you decide
to tell me that you have a sail
friend!

I will not miss my philosophy
teacher at all next semester! His
face looks like Chewbacca’s butt,
he blabs about pointless stories
and laughs at his own corny sar-

~ casm! He better curve our grades

cuz we're all failing!

If I was addicted to porn as much
as I am Pirate Rants, I’d'’be one
sick individual!

To the girl who said all I want for ©
Christmas is good grades: Forget
_ that. All I want for Christmas is

an ECU baseball player!

I wish my roommate would just
totally move all her stuff in her
boyfriend’s apartment. I could do

so much with her side of the room

and I need the closet space! Oh,
and don’t leave a box a pizza on

~ the bed when you do come, wth!

How does one go about bribing a
professor for a better grade?

 

Think twice,
it’s all right

LARA OLIVER
THE EAst CAROLINIAN

It’s that time of year again. Time to run
around in a panic trying to find the perfect gift
for your best friend. Time to cut your fingers all
to heck on wrapping paper and bows. Time to
stress out over the amount of debt put on your
credit cards. Time to buy your significant other
a puppy?

The gigantic Marley and Me advertisements

4 popping up in movie theaters, a larger than life

Labrador Retriever wearing a red bow indicating
Christmas gift status, reminded me of a problem
I dealt with a lot working in animal shelters back
in high school—abandoned pets. It might seem
like a gigantic leap of logic to go from “adorable
puppy present” to “sad abandoned dog,” but it
really isn’t.

My shelter, like many others, allowed people
who couldn’t, or didn’t want to take care of their
pets, to drop them off with us: This type of policy
is implemented for people who find themselves
unable to financially support a pet anymore,
but what we saw most often were people who
just didn’t want their pets anymore. Surrenders
ranged from cat owners sick of scratched sofas,
disinterested children getting rid of their rab-
bits and parents dropping off the family dog
once Junior had gone off to college. Our front ©
doors became a depressing show of how short
“forever” can be when kids promise to love an
animal that long.

It’s this type of disinterest that makes buying
a pet as a present so dangerous. Sure, it may seem
like a sweet idea to get your girlfriend a puppy
for Christmas, but do you even know if she can
take care of one? Feeding, walking, vet bills,
insurance, basic grooming —these expenses all
add up, especially for the average college student.
That isn’t even including pet deposits, limited
apartment options and the price of a pet sitter
when you want to take a vacation.

If that isn’t dissuading enough, when talking
with one of the workers at a shelter in town, I
learned that one of the major rescues the shelter
often does involve saving abandoned dogs and

- cats from homes when students go on vacation.

I even learned that one girl had left a bag of food
open in her kitchen, locked the door and left for
two weeks, I guess assuming the dog could call
911 if a fire erupted and it needed a way out. I
also found out that many students along the Tar
River had abandoned their pets during the heavy
flooding, forcing volunteers to break into homes
to save dogs and cats from drowning.

I don’t think most people that adopt pets in
college are anything like these térrible examples,
but I can’t help but worry when talking with
people planning to give animals as‘a gift. While
the reaction after presenting someone with a
puppy certainly seems like a great way to earn
brownie points, it’s important to keep in mind
how permanent that little critter will be.

So, if you’re thinking about buying a pet for
someone thinking they’ Il be “different,” just ask
yourself something — if that person couldn’t take
care of the animal anymore, would you take it?

This writer can be contacted at
’ opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.

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Did you know? ~

When Robert Louis Stevenson, author :

of Treasure Island, died on Dec. 4,

1894; He willed his Nov. 13 birthday to :

a friend who disliked her own Christmas
~ birthday.

It is estimated that 400,00 people
become sick each year from tainted
Christmas leftovers.

During the Christmas buying season,
Visa cards alone are used an average
of 5,340 times every minute in the
United States.

December is the most popular month
for nose jobs.

Americans eat 10 million turkeys over
the Christmas period.

One in three men wait until Christmas
Eve to finish their shopping.

Thirty-six percent of Australians sing
holiday carols to their pets.

. Kris Kringle, a man in his 40s, lives in
North Pole, Alaska, and delivers pizza
for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford.

Christmas in Medieval times. It was a
game in which the other players took
turns striking the blindfolded player, who
* had to guess the name of the person
delivering each blow. “Hot cockles”

Victorian era.
in.which a person deposits a fixed
amount of money regularly to be used

around 1905.

A traditional Christmas dinner in early : Raleigh; these cities have fencing

England was the head of a pig prepared
with mustard.

According to the National Christmas
million real Christmas trees each year;
One-fourth of them are from the nation’s

5,000 choose-and-cut farms.

America’s official national Christmas
tree is located in King’s Canyon National

STEVEN MAC GILVRAY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Even though the sport of fenc-

: ing is still generally unknown to
: most people on ECU’s campus,
: one student organization is trying
: to change that.

‘Founded in 2005, the ECU

fencing club’s purpose is to teach
: and build awareness of the sport
: of fencing.

Fencing’s origins can be traced

: back to medieval European honor
: duels, often fought to the death,
: but this-club only duels in friendly
: competition, all while teaching the
: traditional ways of the sword.

The club teaches two out of

the three most common styles of
: fencing: foil and epee.

: your opponent’s torso while in

“In foil, your main target is

: epee, anywhere on your opponent’s
: body is a valid scoring zone,”
: said Stephen Kmiec, captain of
: the club.

In modern fencing, the point of

: dueling is to score points against
> your opponent, most matches

“Hot cockles” was a popular game at : being the first to 15 points.

All touches are scored elec-

: tronically. A spring in the tip of
: the sword will cause the scoring
: box to light up if enough pressure
: is applied, signaling a hit has been

was a Christmas pastime until the ?™@4&

In addition to practicing every

Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 10

A Christmas club, a savings account UAT ogee oI
: also competes regularly at fenc-

: ing tournaments held throughout

at Christmas for shopping, came about HS Ske

“We frequently travel to places

: such as Wilmington, New Bern and

: clubs in them that frequently host
: tournaments that we compete in,”
: said Jess Beall, current president

ak : of the fencing club.
Tree Association, Americans buy 37.1. :

Park in California. The tree, a giant:

sequoia called the “General Grant Tree,”
is over 300 feet (90 meters) high. It
was made the official Christmas tree
in 1925.

American billionaire Ross Perot tried to
airlift 28 tons of medicine and Christmas
gifts to American. POWs in North
Vietnam in 1969.

An artificial spider and web are often
included in the decorations on Ukrainian
- Christmas trees. A spider web found on
Christmas morning is believed to bring
good luck. P

Before settling on the name of Tiny
- Tim for his character in “A Christmas
Carol,” three other alternative names
were considered by Charles Dickens.
They were Little Larry, Puny Pete and.
Small Sam.

Many parts of pines, spruces and
firs can be eaten. The needles are a
good source of vitamin C. Pine nuts,
or pine cones, are also a good source
of nutrition.

Electric Christmas tree lights were

electric Christmas lights came from an
American, Ralph E. Morris. The new
lights proved safer than the traditional
candles.

There are two Christmas Islands. The
Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean
was formerly called Kiritimati. Christmas
Island in the Indian Ocean is 52 square
miles.

In Greek legend, malicious creatures
called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play
troublesome pranks at Christmas
~ time. In order to get rid of them, salt
or an old shoe is burnt. The pungent

helps discourage, the Kallikantzaroi.
Other techniques include hanging a
pig's jawbone by the door and keeping
a large fire so they can't sneak ‘down
the chimney.

lithographer who came to the U.S.

This year has marked a dra-

matic surge of interest in the sport

of fencing at the university, and

as a result, the club’s membership

sharply increased from. six mem-
bers last year to 20 this year.

“Part of it may have something
to do with the fact that people may
have seen fencing on television
during the 2008 Olympics and
want to try it for themselves,”
Kmiec said.

“T think our recruitment spike
has also been because of our suc-

cessful advertising campaign this

year. We decided to advertise by

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placing flyers in the dorms, and
that seemed to have helped out
dramatically,” Beall added.

While most of the regular
members of the club first showed
up out of curiosity, the social
aspect of the club keeps the club’s
members coming back week after
week.

“The group that hangs out reg-
ularly spends at least as much time
together outside the club as they do

‘during official club activities, and

it’s just really nice to spend time
around people with similar inter-

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Tesh, who has been a member of :

the club for about a month.

“There are a lot of really inter- :
esting people in this club, a lot of :
like minded people in this club and :

we all get along. I also love the :
competition and the camaraderie :
that goes along with this sport,” :
said Phillip Allen, a sophomore :
and a member of the club for over :

a year.

 

Film’s message coincides with political arena

(MCT)

If you weren’t familiar with

: the name Harvey Milk prior to
:; Gus Van Sant’s new film about his
: life, consider yourself caught up.
> The gay-rights activist is likely to
: be mentioned with increasing fre-
: quency over the next few months,

- if not in relation to California’s -

: recent vote to reverse its gay mar-

: riage law, then in the same breath '

: as the Oscars, as buzz for potential
: 2008 Academy Award nominations
: grows louder.

Though Milk Scene inies

: only the last eight years of its
: namesake’s life, it’s implied
: that those were the eight that
: mattered most.

The film begins with a flash-

: back:to 1970 New York City on

eons

“the evening of Milk’s 40th birth-

: day--the moment he resigns to,

: in his words,

“make a change.”

: From there, it follows Milk (who is
: uncannily channeled by Sean Penn)
: as he relocates to San Francisco’s
: gay-friendly Eureka Valley/Castro

: neighborhood, opens a camera |

: shop for kicks and, true to his

: words, starts making changes.

first used in 1895. The idea for using = wot unfolds is a moving, well-

: edited retelling of how the first
: openly gay man won elective office
: inthe United States and, within his
: first year in office, was eran
shot down.

The film opened in limited

release Nov. 26, on the eve of
: the 30th anniversary of Milk’s
: and San Francisco Mayor George

: Moscone’s double-assassinations.

: by their colleague, Dan White.

For many gay-rights activists

: who supported and campaigned
: with him in the 70s, Milk triggers
: a bittersweet nostalgia. Cleve
: Jones, who as a youth was
burning stench drives off, or at least :

: with him, explains that because -

approached by Milk to campaign

: the film was shot on location in the
: Castro district, longtime residents
: were very much involved; many
: locals who knew Milk were used

: as extras in re-creations of events

_ Louis Pane a Savane beta that took place eee pee

: career.

from Germany-in the 19th century,- :

popularized the sending of printed

of reproducing color oil paintings, the
“chromolithograph technique,” and
created a card with the message “Merry
Christmas” as a way of showing it off.

In Sweden, a common Christmas
decoration is the Julbukk, a small
figurine of a goat. It is usually made
of straw. Scandinavian Christmas

the Julbukk.

One in six men would like to get rid of
all the “gift-giving nonsense.”

“Harvey Milk’s camera 1 store

* was re-created in the actual loca-

Christmas cards. He invented a way : tion,” said Jones, who served as the

: film’s historical consultant, “and
: all night long [film security guards]
: would see people coming up--espe-
: cially older people--who would
: peer in the window and begin to
: weep. For me, at that time, it was
: an incredibly romantic, exciting
: adventure. And all of us who were
: apart of it knew that this had never

festivities feature a variety of straw Pe te,
decorations in the form of stars, angels, ihe dhe Wind Dana dercerer Tato the

hearts and other shapes, as well aS : wd in 2007 portrays Jones in

Emile Hirsch, who also starred

: the film. Though Hirsch and Penn

: have an easy rapport on screen just

: as Jones and Milk did in real life,
: Penn’s interpretation of Milk’s
: boyish yet powerful personality

ee

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

‘Cleve Jones, former friend and confidant of. Harvey Milk, is excited about the film’s ie

Harvey, but understood the politi- :
cal story. at the time,” Jones said. :
“He did incredible research. It was :

stands alone.
“He just absolutely nails it, y
Jones said of Penn’s performance.

“TIt] goes way beyond the super-

ficial stuff--the mannerisms, the
voice--he really inhabits that char-
acter, and it’s astonishing to watch.
I’ve seen a lot of interesting things
in my life, but watching Sean Penn
become Harvey Milk was just one
of the most remarkable things I’ve
ever seen.” ,
For Jones, who is often tapped
for reference on Milk-related proj-
ects, seeing a Milk biopic come to
fruition was especially important.
“It’s been a very long process
for me,” he said. “I first thought
this would be a great film 30 years

ago, after the assassinations.”
- Eighteen years ago, Jones had

met director Gus Van Sant via a _

similar film proposal, and the two
remained in touch, walung for the
right script.

“T’ve read maybe 40 or 50:

scripts or outlines and various
attempts to tell the story,” Jones
said, “and [writer Dustin] Lance
[Black]’s first draft was head

and shoulders above all of the

others.”

Black had initially contacted
Jones while researching his script
and, even in the preliminary stages,
impressed Jones with his SMe
sion for Milk.

“Lance not only knew [of]

exhaustive. ...
about [the script] at all.”

‘The script was finished in :
February 2007, passed to Van Sant- :

that March and, 18 months later,
the film was completed.
Jones acknowledges that hold-

ing out for the right production :
team was frustrating, but now that.
the film is done, he says it was :
: functions independently from song

“T think this may be the perfect : :
time [to release this film]--the :

worth the wait.

completion of this 30-year circle,”
Jones said,
would be really pleased with it.”

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I was never worried :.
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The Killers — Day & Age, 4
out of 5

Recovering from 2006’s dread-
ful Sam's Town, the Killers have
revamped and returned with a
much more subdued album. Their
last effort saw the band scribbling
tunes that were all generally the
same — laughably serious lyrics
and dry melodies. Day & Age starts
and ends with feeling. Brandon
Flowers isn’t overly emotional,
and instead he’s very laid back.
Shouting wouldn’t fit on grandiose
soundscapes like “Losing Touch.”
Instead of going for theme, they’ re
more focused on sound. And since
many of the songs here are excel-
lent (the synthesized-stricken
“Human” or the piano ballad “A
Dustland Fairytale”), it sets the
lyrics as secondary. That’s not
bad, because even though they
rarely make a whole lot of sense,

: they match the sweeping—not to
> FENCING page A7:
: them. What they lack in creativity
: they make up with experimenta-
: tion. Who would have thought the
: authors of Hot Fuss would ever

mention varied—styles that back

opt to tackle a worldbeat sound
on “This is Your Life”? Unlike
Sam's Town, the Killers have never
sounded so sure of themselves,
and it’s their confidence that
boosts these numbers, not their
nonsensically-vague, messages.
that plagued their last album. Good
job, boys, you’ ve shown the world
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The Fireman — Electrical

: Arguments, 4 out of 5

Paul McCartney’s solo mate-
rial has always been criticized
because it didn’t sound like the

Beatles, and to a much lesser extent

John Lennon. It was never sup-

: posed to. McCartney wanted to be

a rock star, not a king of pop. On
his long-forgotten side project The

: Fireman, McCartney unleashes a

flurry of dreamy psychedelic songs
as well as hard-hitting howling

: blues. The ridiculously soulful

blues-rock of the opening number,
“Nothing Too Much Just Out of
Sight,” sets the stage for an album

: packed with unpredictability. “Two
: Magpies” screams of early Cream,

and even “Sing the Changes” hints

: at Bruce Springsteen. “Light From
: Your Lighthouse” is beautiful in

its simplistic acoustic bounciness.
That’s not to say that McCartney
is drawing from everyone but him-
self, as this collection, no matter
how across the map it might be,
never loses the precious sound he
made for himself with the pseud-
onym 10 years ago. It may not be
apparent in the first listen,, and
that’s because there’s no real style

and it’s messy. To say the least, it’s
one of McCartney’s most electrify-
ing efforts since the Beatles: split,
and that’s saying a lot for a guy

: who hasn’t exactly been a slacker:

since 1970. If Electrical Arguments

i doesn’t seem to be cohesive as an

album (which it really isn’t, as it

to song), it doesn’t matter. As Paul
himself would say, “let it be.”

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FENCING continued from A6

first centered around violent duels
to the death, the ECU fencing
club has found a way to create
a warm, inviting community,

while at the same time teaching
the old ways of the sword in a
friendly, competitive environ-

 

ment, according to its members.

Kimberley Barr, a freshman
and anew member of the club says,
“This is a club where all the mem-
bers are very supportive of one
another. If you are doing something
incorrectly, others are very eager to

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Last week in Hendrix Theatre, the African Student
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a special guest speaker.

by ECU student and ASO vice president Jennifer Nnamani,

nations. “I think of Africa and how the resources are being
taken away,” said Nnamani.
Next was Moto Makasi, the women’s ASO dance team,

performed, receiving cheers and screams of approval from the
_ Student audience.
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Nubiance dance team and Black Fire step team —a wel-
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how African culture inspires other cultures,’
Nnamani said.

Congo (DRC), then took the stage after a brief intermission
to provide information on current issues in the DRC.

many are dying,” said Tresor.

have been recovering from years of decline, according to
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resources, like oil and cobalt, to be used in things that we
probably won’t ever use,” Tresor said.

a fashion show. The ASO members strutted across the stage
the United States.

For next semester, the ASO already has several events
planned, including Africa Night in April. There will be skits,
a fashion show, music and an after party.

For more information on the ASO, their events or to join
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN

With the holidays fast

- approaching and a million people

on your gift list, this year might
be the perfect time to get your
loved ones something that will
give back to those in need. There
are several sites out there that are
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ECU Schedule

vs. Virginia Tech
W, 27-22
vs. West Virginia
W, 24-3
at Tulane
W, 28-24
at N.C. State —
L, 30-24
vs. Houston
L, 41-24 |
at Virginia
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vs. Memphis
W, 30-10
at UCF
W, 13-10 .
vs. Marshall
W, 19-16
at Southern Miss
L, 21-3
at UAB
W, 17-13
vs. UTEP
W, 53-21
at Tulsa

 

Schedule Tulsa
ae Starting Lineup
at UAB
W, 45-22
at North Texas
L, 56-26
vs. New Mexico
W, 56-14
vs. Central Arkansas
W, 62-34
vs. Rice
W, 63-28
at SMU
W, 37-31
vs. UTEP
W, 77-35
vs. UCF
W, 49-19
at Arkansas
L, 30-23
at Houston
L, 70-30
vs. Tulane
W, 56-7
at Marshall
W, 38-35
vs. ECU

ECU tok fo the

1. Contain Tulsa’s
passing attack

- The Golden Hurricane’s
senior quarterback
David Johnson leads
the nation in passin
efficiency with a 192.5
uarterback rating.
Fehnsol threw for 42
touchdowns and 3,671
yards during the regular
season. ECU ranks 47th
in the nation in pass
defense, allowing 196 _—
yards per game, but
the Pirates have been
spotty at times in pass
coverage.

2. Create running
attack

Tulsa ranks as the No. 2
defense in Conference
USA against the run; so
creating a rushing game
will be critical for ECU.
The Pirates are playing
without their top-three
wide receivers in Jamar
Bryant, Dwayne Harris
and T.J. Lee. The Golden
Hurricane, not scared
by what is left in the
cupboard of the Pirates’
wide receiver core, will -
surely load the box in
an effort to shut down
any chance of an ECU
running game. The ©
Pirates must churn out
some kind of rushing
attack to open up the
passing game and
effectively hang with
Tulsa. :

3. Time of possession

The best defense for
ECU on Saturday will
be keeping the ball
out of Tulsa’s hands. It
does not take long for
the Golden Hurricane
to score, as it strikes
quick. The Pirates must
rind out long drives
‘In order to limit Tulsa’s
possessions and keep the
game from snow balling
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008

 

RONNIE WOODWARD
Tue East CAROLINA |

As exciting and memorable as
ECU’s upset-laden beginning to
the 2008 regular season was, the
finish deserves the most applause.
Pulling off a couple of upsets and
even going undefeated during
one season can give a program
short-term credibility, but that’s
not what ECU coach Skip Holtz
wants. Holtz has always had the
big picture in mind when it comes
to coaching, stressing to his play-
ers not to get too high with the big
wins and not to get too low with
the losses.

This season showed that
Holtz understands what it takes
to build a football program, and
the Pirates’ 5-1 finish to the regu-
lar season and berth in Saturday’s
Conference USA championship
game is just the latest step in
that process.

During Holtz’s first season in
Greenville (2005), the goal was to
gain respect from the opponents
the Pirates faced each Saturday,
and they did. The 2006 season
was all about making it to a bowl
game, which ECU did. Last sea-
son’s goal was not only to make
it to a bowl game, but also to win
one. ECU did that, defeating non-

BCS power Boise State, 41-38, in :

the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

But after failing to reach the
C-USA title game in 2006 and
2007, this year’s goal was very
clear: Make the C-USA champi-
onship game. Despite all the on-
field and off-field distractions the
Pirates encountered this season,
they will appear in the program’s
first-ever C-USA title game this
Saturday against Tulsa.

But in typical Holtz fashion,
the Pirates’ fourth-year coach
refuses to take credit for this
year’s accomplishment.

“T think it speaks volumes for
these players and their attitude
and drive,” he said on Monday.
“They set out what they wanted
at the beginning of the year and
they weren’t going to let any-
thing get in their way.”

After bolting out of the gate
this season with wins over Vir-
ginia Tech and West Virginia,
and gaining a No. 15 national
ranking, making the C-USA
title game seemed like a for-
gone conclusion. That quickly
changed however, as the Pirates

lost three straight games and |

were out of the national spot-
light with a 3-3 record in early
October. It would’ve been easy
for ECU to quit at that point, as
Holtz admitted on Monday that
dissension was present among
the Pirates’ players during that

‘October stretch.

On top of the internal prob-
lems, ECU began to lose players
to injuries and suspensions on
a regular basis. The ECU team
that finished the regular season
looked far different from the
one that beat Virginia Tech. The
group that dominated UTEP in
last. weekend’s regular season
finale was without its two best
defensive players, top-three wide
receivers, best offensive lineman,
two best cornerbacks and most
talented running back. |

Despite depleted ranks, Holtz
got his Pirates into the C-USA
title: game—which speaks vol-
umes for his ability to get the
most out of his players.

“T think I’m more proud
of this football team for what
they’ve accomplished and the
adversity that they have gone

through than I would be if we

had stayed healthy and gone
undefeated,” Holtz said after the
UTEP game.

Unfortunately for ECU, this
weekend’s title game looks eerily
similar to the 2006 Papajohns.
com Bowl. Just like South Florida
was in that game, Tulsa appears
more suited to win this weekend’s
contest and the Pirates’ chance of
an upset appear slim.

So if ECU loses Saturday,
will Holtz be around for ECU’s
first C-USA title?

With him being a top can-
didate for the Syracuse job and
Charlie Weis’ long-term future
with Notre Dame uncertain,
Holtz’s departure might happen
sooner rather than later. With
his kids at ages 14, 12 and 10, it
would probably make sense for
him to move on to a BCS confer-
ence sometime soon.

History has shown that

-Holtz’s current program can

continue to grow even after his
departure, however. After Holtz
sparked unprecedented success
with UConn in the mid-1990s,
the Huskies continued to flourish
after his exit and are currently
one of the top programs in the Big
East. Holtz has created a winning
atmosphere in Greenville just
like he did in Storrs, Conn., and if
he does leave, ECU’s next coach
should be able to build on what
Holtz has already done.

Prior to last year’s Hawaii
Bowl with Boise State, Holtz
said that the level of the Broncos’
program is where ECU is striving
to be. The Pirates appear to be
headed in that direction because
of one man’s ability to lay the
foundation—one step at a time.

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Wins like last week’s over VCU have helped ECU build a reputatio

-KELLEN HOLTZMAN
THE East CAROLINIAN

There is no mistaking the
names of two of the greatest
venues in collegiate athletics at
Duke and UNC. The Dean E.

Smith Center—or the “Dean,

Dome,” as it is better known—
and Cameron Indoor Stadium
are synonymous with college
basketball.

On ECU’s campus, Minges

"Coliseum is known for being the

place where you took the swim
test freshman year.

In a state mad for college
hoops, it seems the basketball
gods have overlooked ECU when
it comes to success.

OK, Duke and UNC boast
two of the top basketball pro-
grams in the entire country. And
they call it the “Big Four” for
a reason. N.C. State and Wake
Forest have had their share of

success as well. These would be

unfair comparisons.

However, even less note-
worthy schools like Charlotte,
Davidson and UNC- Wilmington
have had moments in the sun.

“In the last 12 seasons, Char-
lotte has made seven trips to the
NCAA tournament. Davidson’s
basketball history can be traced
back to the 1960s—but recently
Stephen Curry’s Wildcats have
become the talk of the nation

after last season’s Elite Eight

appearance. UNCW has made
four trips to the Big Dance since
2000.

So where does ECU fit into
the mix? The Pirates haven’t
made“an NCAA tournament
since 1993 and the only previous
appearance came in 1972.

Part of the problem for

-Minges Coliseum has always

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008

been its position in the shadows
of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

People think about football
when they think about ECU
athletics—not basketball.

Like most in-state play-
ers, senior guard Sam Hinnant
dreamed of playing for Duke,
N.C. State or UNC while grow-
ing up in Charlotte. The notoriety
of Pirate basketball has yet to
reach every corner of the state.

“Coming up, I always heard
about ECU being a football
school,” said Hinnant. “It’s
always been known as:a football

. school and to this day it is. That

was the only thing I ever heard
about it.”

But coach Mack McCarthy
is well on his way to changing
the climate surrounding bas-

ketball at ECU. The seasoned:

coach began stripping down the
entire program piece by piece
last season.

“Everything about the pro-

gram needed to change,” he said.
“The public relations issues, .

promotions, marketing, academ-
ics and certainly the product on

the floor had to change. None of |

those can be done overnight.”
No, it won’t come overnight.
It is a gradual process, much like
the one Skip Holtz employed
with the football team four years
ago. He took a program in sham-

bles and made being competitive -

the team’s first priority.

Every season under Holtz, the
gridiron Pirates have improved
and now the team, as well as the
fans, fully expect:to win every
time out.

“T think in. Skip’s fourth
year, he is right on schedule to

 

NICHOLAS THIGPEN | THE EAST CAROLINIAN
n as of late:

McCarthy. “And that would be a
reasonable goal for us — to be in
the top echelon and competing
for postseason play in four or
five years.”

He doesn’t rule out the team
being able to do it this year.

The schedule hasn’t been
overloaded with powers, but
recent home outings against
George Mason and VCU illus-
trate the progression the program

has made. ECU took the Patriots

to the wire before knocking
off the Rams in an overtime
thriller.

But it wasn’t that they won or
lost these games. The outcomes
could have gone either way.
It was how they played. They
played like a true team, one
capable of reaching postseason
play sooner than some might
think.

In Hinnant’s first two sea-
sons as a Pirate, fans knew what

to expect from the team. The
idea of winning began to grow

implausible. : .

“Then, we were hoping to.
win,” Hinnant said. “Now, we’re
expecting to win because we
have a better team, better coach-
ing and the chemistry is so much
better.”

As McCarthy’s tenure length-
ens, don’t be surprised if those
wins grow in numbers in the
coming seasons. . ee

The 2008-09 Pirates are an
exciting team to watch and worth

a trip to the hardwood to see. If

building a team that is going to |

be competing for the Conference
USA title every single year,” said

you don’t believe me, come to
Minges and check them out. It’s
the building beside the football
stadium.

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located on 419 Evans Street. Lunch buffet
M-F. Dinner buffet M & T. All ECU students,
faculty, and staff receive 10% off with ID.
252-551-3253. :

 

 

 

JERICHO’S RESTAURANT AND HOUKAH
LOUNGE: New houkah lounge and restau-
rant is opening in downtown Greenville (at
220 Cotanche at the old Andy’s location
next to courthouse). They will be serving
breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Houkah’s will
be offered after 5:00 p.m. 7 days a week
until 3:00 a.m. DON’T MISS OUT ON THE
HOTTEST NEW SPOT IN GREENVILLE.
Students and faculty receive 10% off.

 

EARN HOLIDAY CASH FAST!! Teasers,
Goldsboro’s #1 Gentleman’s Club, is now
hiring dancers. No experience necessary.
Earn while you learn. For more info call
919-920-3913.

 

Jersey Mike’s will be accepting applications
for employment for their new location on
Firetower Road on Saturday, December 6th
from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 758-8866.

 

SPRING ADVERTISING/MARKETING/
SALES INTERNSHIP. Earn great $$$ and
gain valuable sales & marketing experience
working LOCALLY for “Plan-It Greenville,”

the FREE student day planner at ECU. P/T

hours. GREAT RESUME BOOSTER! Send
resume to GVLO9.0c101@hiredesk.net

 

Jericho’s Restaurant and Houkah Lounge is
now opening up. Looking for full-time and
part-time help. If you like having fun while
working, come by and apply in person at 220
Cotanche (old Andy’s next to courthouse).

 

Human service agency seeking part-time,
Provisional or Licensed Clinicians, Licensed
Clinical Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social
Workers, Licensed Clinical Addiction Spe-

Pirate’s Den now has a new menu featur-
ing new sandwiches and wraps. We have
also added 8 HDTVs so you can catch all
the games.

 

~ The first session of the 2009 Great Decisions

Program, a Saturday lecture on international
affairs and issues, will be held on January
17, 2009. Students and other people from
the university community are encouraged
to attend this popular international issues
forum. If you have any questions, please
contact Lolita G: Harbit at (252) 328-9196
or email harbitIi@ecu.edu

 

The 2009 Great Decisions Program, an
international affairs forum, will run for eight
Saturdays, .10 a.m. to 12:00 noon, January
17 - March 7, 2009 in ECU Rivers West
Building auditorium. Contact: Dr. Sylvie
Debevec Henning at (252) 328-5520 or
at hennings@ecu.edu

 

 

 

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:

Labe Wireless Internet by the Poole

eFree Basic Cable «Free Internet Full Size Private Bedrooms
and BathroomseLarge Capacity Washer & Dryers Fully
, Equipped Kitchen»Large Wooden Decks » Available Furnished
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ExpresseSwimming Poole Tanning Bedse 24 hour
State-of-the-art Fitness CentereBasketball
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Come visit us on site at
2001 Copper Beech Waull
or call us at .
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www.cbeech.com

 

 

 
 

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