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ECU encourages early voting

Eli Baine FOR THE EAST CAROLINIAN

This fall, East Carolina University staff and faculty are pushing students to exercise their civic duty to vote during 2022’s midterm election so America's democracy can flourish.

Associate Professor of Political Sci ence Tom Eamon said he encourages early voting and said he has participated in early voting for 20 years because it’s easier than voting on election day.

“The general result of that (early voting) is to overall increase the turnout,” Eamon said. “It gives you more flexibility about when you are going to vote.”

It is easier to vote at ECU than ever before, Eamon said. The university refrains from telling students who to vote for but strongly encourages and facilitates participation much more than it used to, Eamon said.

Senior Assistant Director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engage ment Alex Dennis said he oversees Pirates Vote, a non-partisan initiative

at ECU to increase student election participation. Pirates Vote, Dennis said, holds many informative events leading up to the election, and they compose the election emails sent by the Student Government Association to all students.

“Pirates Vote is the reason why we have an early voting site here in the stu dent center,” Dennis said. “Previous to this building (the Main Campus Student Center) opening in January of 2019, we did not have an early voting site on main campus. It was actually over on 1st Street. It was over a mile for students to access.”

Same-day registration is available for students choosing to vote early, with early voting ending on Saturday, Dennis said. On-campus residents, Dennis said, only need their ECU 1Card at the Main Campus Student Center (MCSC) to get registered and vote on the same day and off-campus students can just update their address in PiratePort and use that as proof of residence.

Executive Director of the Feminist Majority Foundation and Executive

Editor of Ms. Magazine Kathy Spillar said she and her magazine promote election participation enormously. Voting, Spillar said, is the only way for citizens to choose who represents them and let their political leaders know what matters to them.

“Young people are voting on their entire futures. They’re voting on whether there will be access to a whole range of reproductive healthcare, especially for women,” Spillar said. “They’re voting on whether there’s going to be affordable higher education. They’re voting on the climate crisis, whether the world’s gonna be around as they get older.”

Women’s rights and equality will be key to this midterm election, Spillar said. The issue of reproductive health care access, Spillar said, has the highest likelihood of motivating crossover votes, when members of one political party vote for candidates of another.

Pirate baseball ends fall season

The East Carolina University baseball team (0-0, 0-0 American Athletic Conference) will conclude their fall season with the three-day Purple-Gold World Series event at Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium Friday to Sunday.

Today, there will be a draft held between the two team captains, senior right-hand pitcher Garrett Saylor and senior right-hand pitcher Carter Spivey.

Game one is scheduled for Friday at 3:30 p.m. with game two scheduled for Saturday at 11:30 p.m. On Sunday game three will begin at noon followed by an autograph session with the players and coaches of ECU baseball.

East Carolina University’s Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) sorority will host their fourth annual runway fashion show and banquet on Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. to bring aware ness to breast cancer and honor those who have battled and are still battling against it.

Emily Ryan, senior exercise physiology major and the vice president of Philanthropy for ZTA, wrote in an email statement her role in the creation of the fashion show is to delegate tasks to the philanthropy team. Ryan wrote she and the philanthropy team needed to contact businesses to sponsor the event, donate items to their raffle as well as outfits for the runway models to wear.

Ryan wrote she began planning for the

event in April by booking the venues. She wrote the main purpose of the event is to bring awareness and educate people on breast cancer.

“This event also empowers women to be their true selves. The purpose of the event is to uplift and honor women who have fought this awful disease,” Ryan wrote.

From previous years, Ryan wrote ZTA usually raises between $10,000 and $15,000 with the fashion show. She wrote the event benefits the ZTA Foundation and its efforts to support educational programming, schol arships, leadership development and breast cancer education and awareness.

Ryan wrote there will be 16 models for this year’s fashion show, all of whom are survivors of breast cancer or co-survivors,

meaning they’re walking the runway in honor of someone else. The models’ clothing will come from various local shops and boutiques such as Vestique, Apricot, Lane, Crownies, Pink a Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store and Bella Maddison Boutique, Ryan wrote.

She wrote there will also be two masters of ceremonies (MCs) present at the event.

“Our MCs will speak on their (the models’) behalf and explain why they are walking or who they are walking for,” Ryan wrote.

There will also be a cocktail hour, Ryan wrote, and the food will be catered by The Original Q Shack. Ryan wrote the event will

East Carolina has had two exhibition games during the fall season. Against Clemson University (0-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) in ECU’s first game of the season, the Tigers won 10-8 in a 15 inning exhibition game. The game took place at Doug Kingsmore Sta dium in Clemson, North Carolina last Saturday.

ECU was not on the board until the fifth inning when Pirate junior first baseman Josh Moylan had a homerun that brought in another runner to make the score 6-2. The Pirates did not score again until the 11th inning when they brought the score up to 6-4 to close the gap.

A highlight from the game against Clemson was Pirate junior infielder Jacob Starling’s two-run homerun in the 15th inning. Another two runs were scored by the ECU Pirates for a total of four within the 15th.

This series will be the final games for the Pirates to conclude their fall season.

JAYLIN ROBERTS | THE EAST CAROLINIAN

The East Carolina University main campus student center is a registration and early voting site for all students.

Kiarra Crayton FOR THE EAST CAROLINIAN

BY EMILY RYAN

Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha look to raise awareness for breast cancer with their fourth annual fashion show and banquet on Friday.

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Local Pitt County voting statistics from the 2020 election.

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SGA to hold student assembly

Today, East Carolina University’s SGA will host it’s weekly student assembly meeting. The meeting will take place in Ballroom B of the Main Campus Student Center from 6 to 8 p.m.

Career services to host a virtual grad school fair

Today, ECU’s career services will host a virtual graduate school fair. The event will take place via Handshake and will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Study Abroad to hold information session today

Today, ECU Study Abroad will hold one of two of it’s weekly information sessions. Students can attend the information session in the International House from 4 to 5 p.m.

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

If you feel there are any factual errors in this newspaper, please contact Emily Peek at editor@theeastcarolinian.com.

CRIME LOGS

Editor’s Note: The East Carolinian Crime Logs are derived from East Carolina University Police Department’s (ECU PD) public crime logs accessible to all individuals. Crime Logs are done within the partnership of ECU PD and The East Carolinian, as this publication is meant to act as an additional resource for Pirate Nation. Below are listings of criminal activity that has occured on or within proximity of main campus.

Oct. 30, 2022

There is an open investigation following Larceny charges at Greene Residence Hall that took place between Oct. 29 at 8:30 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 8:12 p.m.

At Jones Residence Hall there were charges found of Underage Drinking (x3), Possession of Marijuana < 1/2 oz. and Possession of Marijuana Paraphernalia that was cleared by citation (x3).

Oct. 31, 2022

Charges of Injury to Personal Property were seen at the Dowdy Student Stores-Main Campus Student Center at 12:39 p.m. and there is an open investigation following it.

At White Residence Hall, there were Communcaitng Threats found at 6:30 p.m., it was followed by an open investigation-pending service of a criminal summons and a referral was issued.

At 5:07 p.m. at College Hill Drive and 10th st. charges of Felony Possession of a Weapon on Educational Property, Assault by Pointing a Gun, Second Degree Trespassing and Carrying Concealed Weapons were found and cleared by arrest.

Nov 1, 2022

On the North Campus Recreation Complex, charges of Injury to Real Property were found at midnight and an open investigation followed it.

At 14th St. and Charles Boulevard, there was a DWI cleared by arrest at 12:31 a.m.

Off icia ls discuss f lu vaccination importance

East Carolina University officials and faculty discuss this year’s flu season and the importance of receiving a flu shot.

Kristen Brooks, professor of public health at ECU, said immunizations are important and have been proven effective for reducing symptoms if influenza is contracted by an individual.

“It reduces your risk of contracting the flu,” Brooks said. “Or if you do, it could reduce your symptoms. You could have milder symptoms and a shorter recovery period.”

Brooks said college students are very sus ceptible to picking up the flu due to stress from school, management of work or from trying to balance the two. Because of this, individuals immune systems may become suppressed, Brooks said, making it more likely to contract the virus.

Many college students also live with at least one or more roommates, Brooks said, which further increases risk of exposure. Brooks said students can receive a flu shot through campus services or local pharmacies.

“If they don’t take advantage of the campus services, most of our local pharmacies, CVS, Walgreens, Publix, so they can look around and see other places as well,” Brooks said.

Ellen Goldberg, associate director for clini cal operations of ECU’s Student Health Center (SHS), said that although vaccines are not 100% effective, individuals who receive them will gain protection from contracting the virus.

It also helps protect students on campus, Goldberg said, because a herd immunity is created as more students receive the vaccine. Goldberg said this immunity makes it harder for the virus to spread.

“It’s important not only personally so that hopefully you won’t get super sick if you do get the flu, but also to help those around you that may be susceptible and at high risk,” Goldberg said. “It just helps protect us all, the more people that are vaccinated.”

The flu season may be worse this year, Gold berg said, because there have already been early cases reported.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Goldberg said there have not been as many cases of the flu in the past two years. However, as COVID-19 has eased, the relaxation of masks and restrictions may stir up cases of the flu this year.

“We (SHS) are a little concerned now that things are relaxed and people are moving about more easily,” Goldberg said. “There’s not as much masking, or no masking in most places, so we’re a little bit concerned that we’re gonna have more of a bump than the last couple of years.”

Goldberg said if an individual is concerned about receiving the flu shot, they should speak with a trusted source, such as their doctor, health care provider or staff from the SHS.

Suzanne Lea, professor of public health at ECU, wrote in an email statement that the flu is a respiratory illness which can range from mild to severe depending on factors such as age and other possible medical conditions.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates there will be between 880 to 2,200,000 cases of the flu for this year’s flu season, Lea wrote. This year’s season may be more severe due to the ease of masks and other forms of protection, Lea wrote.

“Many people were still wearing masks and other mitigation during the 21-22 flu season, so severity of the 21-22 season was comparatively low,” Lea wrote.

One of the best ways to protect yourself from contracting the flu is by receiving a flu shot, Lea wrote. The shots are now available, Lea wrote, and it is recommended for individu als to receive their vaccine as soon as possible.

Lea wrote it’s important to remember to receive a vaccine before upcoming holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, as immunity from the vaccine does not become effective until two weeks after receiving the shot. It is also important to consider how the shot may help protect not only yourself, Lea wrote, but family members as well.

“The best advice I can give is to think of each person you encounter as someone you care about, just as you would a family member,” Lea wrote. “Wouldn’t you rather protect yourself and thereby do your best to protect your family member?”

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

Greenville

Greenville, North Carolina, ranked as one of the poorest big cities in the country accord ing to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Survey of 2021.

According to the U.S. Census, a typical household in Greenville earns around $44,450 a year, ranking the fifth lowest in their survey, with around $25,000 less than the national median household income of $69,717 a year.

“Greenville has a higher-than-average pov erty rate”, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

“An estimated 22.5% of the metro area popu lation live below the poverty line, compared to 12.8% of all Americans nationwide.”

According to the census, incomes tend to rise with educational attainment and in the Greenville area, only 33.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher, com pared to 35.0% of all Americans in the same age group.

Brock Letchworth, communications man ager and public infor mation officer for the City of Greenville, said the data provided by the U.S. Census needs to be put into perspective.

“There is a lot that goes into household income, particularly the cost of living,” Letchworth said. “If I’m earning $44,000 a year in eastern North Carolina, Greenville,

that’s considerably different from earning the same amount in New York City or some of the other big cities in the U.S. You have to think about rent and tax rates, they are typically lower than national averages here in Greenville.”

When it comes to the percentages of people living in Greenville in poverty, Letchworth said, the numbers might be higher compared to other areas or cities throughout the country.

Letchworth said these numbers come from the rural side of eastern North Carolina. He said to improve living standards for residents in these rural areas, city and community leaders have reached out for help.

“City and community leaders and every one involved continues to advocate, to get the attention of state officials and folks who run large industries and businesses to recruit them here,” Letchworth said. “It can create more opportunities and better jobs. In the long run, it can help people to get out of poverty, to have a better income to improve their quality of life.”

When it comes to what the city of Green ville is doing to offer better circumstances for their residents, Letchworth said, housing rehabs and creating affordable housing are something the city is providing.

Letchworth said the city also works on federal funding to offer rehabilitation of fall en-apart areas.

Jennie Ann Cole, an assistant professor for the College of Health and Human Performance at ECU, said another way to prevent poverty is to address the issues in the community.

Community education and getting stake holders emotionally involved is the first step in the process, Cole said.

“The second step, you get people who have power in the community and get them invested. Get them invested in issues around poverty, hunger, employment, anything like that. That is going to get the ball rolling," Cole said.

Most people don’t see the social problems a city has, Cole said. She said the reason for that might be other residents not actively acknowl edging people living in poverty.

Cole said the narrative of social problems and how they are being handled need to change.

Resources on campus include the Purple Pantry. Advisor of the Purple Pantry, Katy Locke, said their food pantry provides necessi ties for all enrolled students, as well as resources for the community of Greenville.

“We (the Purple Pantry) want to decrease food insecurity among students and increase access to other personal care items.” Locke said.

Even though the Purple Pantry is a resource for ECU’s students, Locke said, the organization is also offering help for the community.

Locke said “TurkeyPalooza,” where local families in need receive a Thanksgiving meal for free, is a way the Purple Pantry gives back to the community.

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HALIE MILLER I THE EAST CAROLINIAN

In this years U.S. Census, Greenville, North Carolina was ranked one of the poorest big cities in America with the average household making $44,450.

Kim Kassner FOR THE EAST CAROLINIAN

Suzanne Lea

Brock Letchworth

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East Carolina University students are encouraged to recieve their flu shot soon as they are available at the Student Health Cent er and pharmacies.

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Pirates should be more careful on the streets

As we head into November, students continue to walk, stroll, bike, skate and move around East Carolina University’s campus, but as October ends, so does pedestrian safety month.

Per the season, Pirates are walk ing with a little more pep in their steps to get to class faster, and to find shelter from the windy, rainy and cold days heading into winter. The immediate touch sensor light-up traffic signs that connect ECU to the Greenville community as students walk back and forth often lead to backed up traffic during rush hour.

Many cars have been seen driv ing mere inches from students as they make their way to the sidewalk. Some cars don’t even stop.

According to the US Depart ment of Transportation, in 2020, 6,516 pedestrians were killed in the United States. That is an average of 18 pedestrians a day. And in 2021, pedestrian fatalities were projected to be up 13% over 2020.

We, the editorial staff of the East Carolinian, urge students, faculty and staff to be safe and cautious in and around campus, both as a pedestrian and a driver.

By following a few simple rules of the road, like obeying signs and sig nals, campus can remain safe. Most importantly, when crossing streets at crosswalks or intersections, look for cars in all directions, especially on two lane roads when cars may not be able to see pedestrians.

At some point, students, fac ulty and staff here at East Carolina University will be a pedestrian in Greenville. Whether it is walking to class, across campus or simply from the parking lot to the student center, Pirates must remain vigilant on the streets of ECU.

PIRATE RANTS

The East Carolinian does not endorse the statements made in Pirate Rants.

The Flu Fest signs were some of the most well-done designs I’ve seen in a while for a campus event.

Professors, Please for the love of god start taking the mental health of your students into account when talking to them about assignments being due. I am struggling, and my professors will not budge about anything. I’m in therapy and I’m doing what I need to be doing, but a little bit of grace with a deadline would be great.

Sincerely, a pissed off, depressed, undergrad student.

The Starbucks on campus is so unsanitary it pains me that anyone eats there.

If you step out in front of traffic to be “funny” when you drink, maybe you shouldn’t.

Special shoutout to the people who go the wrong way in the parking deck and then look at you like YOU’RE the idiot for going the right way.

The Blackened Kraken has seriously gone downhill. What do I have to do to get quality Cajun Pasta in this city?

I’ve heard from some of my fellow students that the Greenville City Police like to make drama and find excitement through illegitimate arrests. I surely hope this is NOT true.

Freshman. Y’all gotta stop using fake IDs downtown, and then flirting with upperclassmen. I promise we can tell you’re underage.

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A new, uncertain future for the U.K.

Rishi Sunak as the first Indian Prime Minister is novel yet ironic

It only took 297 years, but as of this month, the first person of color, specifically of Indian descent, has been elected as the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) newest Prime Minister. This person is a man named Rishi Sunak, who also identifies as a Hindu and will be the first Hindu Prime Minister of the U.K.

Why did it take so long for the U.K. to have an Indian Prime Minister?

I believe the answer is this: the U.K. has a notorious, centuries-long history of colo nization and oppression of people of color, the Indian population being a famous group under this oppression and colonization.

“The British Raj” is the historical period of direct British rule over India from 1858

until India’s independence in 1947. As with any other instance of colonization, the people of India were forced to bow to the British Crown and uphold the customs and ideals prescribed to them.

Thsus, while Sunak’s win is a great achievement and a great step forward into a more diverse and less racist future, it is still ironic. Especially considering the tone of Sunak’s first speech addressing the U.K. as the new Prime Minister on Oct. 25.

Sunak declares in his speech that being elected the first Indian Prime Minister of the U.K. is “the greatest privilege of his life” because he can “give back to the country he owes so much to.”

Maybe he, personally, gained some thing positive from the U.K., but he has to remember that he’s representing the Indian population of the U.K. whether he likes it or not. That seems to be how politics goes. Even

despite the wealth he has accumulated and his right-wing political views.

Speaking of Sunak’s political leanings, he actually is the leader of the Conserva tive Party of the U.K. To give some context on what this means, British Conservatives believe in private property and enterprise, maintaining a strong military as well as maintaining traditional cultural values. This may ring a bell for Americans, because these are some of what the American Convserva tive Party also promotes.

So, it seems wrong to say that he, as an Indian man, owes so much to the U.K., which is the country that oppressed and colonized his people during the British Raj.

Ashley Wolfe is a sophomore majoring in Communication and a TEC Columnist

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Limited parking remains an issue

One of the biggest issues I’ve heard students complain about during my time at East Carolina University is the limited amount of parking spaces on campus. There are simply not enough areas for students to park in, and many students still have to walk across campus to get to their destination once they’ve found a parking spot.

Parking passes are expensive. Even though the parking garage is an option, it’s even more of a hassle. In all of my experiences, the parking garage is typically full and hectic to get in and out.

As a student who lives off campus, I have found that it is important to be early for classes or events, and to prepare yourself to search for a parking space in the garage.

I don’t mind paying the one dollar fee each hour, but I don’t think there should be any charge for students to park at their own university. College itself is expensive enough, and there are already enough fees students have to worry about paying for each semester.

Additionally, the dollars spent on parking in the parking garage can add up to be even more expensive than purchasing a parking pass for the year. This is especially true for students who take several classes or engage in

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extracurricular activities on campus.

People who are unfamiliar with the parking garage may experience confusion, difficulty or both when navigating between its floors. It is also important for individuals to be aware of rules and regulations and to read the signs at their parking spaces to avoid any additional fees or the potential of being towed.

Parking passes also sell out very quickly and I have personally experienced issues on the website when trying to purchase one. For students who live on campus, it is also a hassle to get to their parking places from their dorm.

Last year, many of my friends had to take the bus to get to their vehicle, which was halfway across campus from their dorm. I believe there should be closer

parking spots all around campus and more parking lots for visitors as well.

As more students enroll at East Carolina University, there is a greater demand for parking spaces. There are several buildings on campus that are currently being unused, which could provide smore potential parking spaces.

Overall, there should be more available parking spaces and areas for both students and visitors to park in throughout campus. It is only fair for us, students, faculty and staff to be able to utilize campus resources and have easy accessibility to them.

Kristin Outland is a junior majoring in Communication and a TEC Columnist

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Cars fill up a parking deck similar to issues experienced by Pirates at East Carolina Unviersity.

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CROSSWORD

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Privacy soothes and comforts. Get your thoughts and plans in order. Put away yesterday’s things. Prepare for what's ahead. Clean and clear space.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Friends have the info you need. Get expert advice. Share resources. Opportunities and possibilities arise in conversation. Social events can get especially fun.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Make powerful professional connections. Benefits flow through communications. Prepare newsletters, blogs or descriptive text. Update portfolios, websites and presentations. Ask for what you want.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Go ahead and explore. Whether long distance or in your own backyard, discover new vistas, flavors and hidden treasures. Study the options. Document your research.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

— Today is a 9 — Financial discussions can build practices for growth. Collaborate for shared gain. Trickle savings add up remarkably over time. Make agreements. Buy, sell and sign contracts.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

— Today is an 8 — Strategize with your partner. Discuss possibilities, opportunities and potential. Choose which to pursue. Align on shared aims. Share the load and the prize.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Keep promises, especially to yourself. Prioritize your health, work and energy. Practice to refine your skills and technique. Make technical improvements. Eat and rest well.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

— Today is an 8 — Love is the game and the reward. Express your creativity, passion and heart. Do something nice for someone. Pay kindness forward. Romance flowers naturally.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Beautify your spaces. Flowers delight. Clean, do housework and clear clutter. Enjoy the fruits of your domestic efforts. Prepare something delicious to share with family.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — An intellectual puzzle engages and entertains you. Write your views and discoveries. Share the latest. Reconnect with your networks. Benefits flow through communication.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Profits lie within reach. Collaborate to share the work and greater bounty. Bargain and negotiate terms. Buy, sell and make financial arrangements. Monitor accounts.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Take charge of your destiny. Determine what you want to occur, and then do the homework to make it happen. You’re growing stronger.

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Arts

Entertainment

Jenkins Art Building East 5th St. 7 to 9 p.m. (252) 328-6665

TOMORROW

Cosmic Charlie - High Energy Grateful Dead

The State Theater 110 West 5th St.

7:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. (919) 828-4444

Native American Heritage Month Creative Workshop with Tanaya Winder

Main Campus Student Center, Ballroom A 501 E 10th St. 6 to 8 p.m. (252) 328-4700

FRIDAY

T. Davis @ Nash Nash Hot Chicken 114 E 5th St. 7 p.m. (252) 999-5444

ECU Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Wright Auditorium

100 Founders Dr. 7:30 to 9 p.m. (252) 328-1282

ECU to host Tar River science festival

East Carolina University will host the Tar River Community Science Festival on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Greenville, North Carolina, Town Common to celebrate the connection between Green ville’s environment, its river and its local community.

According to ECU’s Water Resource Center’s website, the event will host fun activities to expose people of all ages to science, promote shared learning about challenges faced by different communities and brainstorming about possible solutions and build awareness around water issues and environmental challenges in our region.

Professor and Director of the Water Resources Center Dr. Stephen Moysey said the event is meant to get the general public engaged and interested in Greenville’s communities as well as to educate people on the local water issues Greenville is facing.

“One of the issues we’re concerned about from the quality side of things are things like harmful algal blooms,” Moysey said.

“When nutrients and things come down the river, they can create a big album bloom, which can ultimately lead to things like fish kills, which means people can’t get fish.”

Water Resource Center’s Administrative

Support Associate, Kelsey Dwyer said the festival will include lots of interactive activities to teach individuals about science. Along with this, local artisans will come by to describe the elements of the Tar River that most impact their pieces of work, she said. Building a multifaceted conversation around the topic of environmental justice is essential to real progress, Dwyer said.

Truthful conversation about the dirtiness of the Tar River needs to be had and acted upon, Dwyer said. Becoming aware and communicating to local governments about these issues are an important part of change as well, she said.

“They will be doing active water testing and sampling and showing individuals how to do that on their own at the festival,” Dwyer said.

Tar River is a very essential part of Greenville, Dwyer said. From a historical point of view, the Tar River serves as a major waterway to eastern North Carolina, she said. Since the early 1800s, the different towns and cities that align the Tar River make up the foundation of our existing communities today, she said.

There’s also a lot of opportunities to use it as a test field for weather changes because of flooding that flows throughout Pamlico to the ocean, she said.

Releaf ECU Volunteer Chair and Panel Member for the festival, Owen Bergquist, said it’s an honor to be a panelist and to be speaking with the other community leaders in the area. Explaining his per spective and hearing out others is the ultimate goal behind the event, Bergquist said.

Pollution and water quality are the biggest issues with Greenville’s environment as of now, Bergquist said. This is because of the runoff nutrients from the more urbanized parts of Greenville, he said. A lot of people depend on the recre ational aspects of Tar River, especially the businesses who support themselves because of it, Bergquist said.

“We’re right next to the Tar River, so it is import ant that we treat our waters with respect or they’re not going to treat us with respect,” Bergquist said.

According to ECU’s Water Resource Center’s website, interested individuals can meet Nalleli Cobo on Friday from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at ECU’s Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building in room 1001 for lunch and an informal discussion.

Local holiday show fundraiser returns

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From Thursday to Sunday, the Pitt Community College Foundation (PCCF) will host its annual fund raiser, the Down East Holiday Show, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Green ville Convention Center.

Jennifer H. Vogt, the Special Events Coordinator of the PCCF, wrote in an email statement this is her first year officially supervising the holiday show after shadowing staff members at the event last year. As the special events coordinator, she wrote that her job is to supervise vendors and volunteers as they set up their booths and to answer any questions or issues during the event.

Vogt wrote how proud she is to be an organizer of the event this year after being a loyal shopper for the past 20 years.

“The Down East Holiday Show is the largest fundraiser the Pitt Com munity College Foundation has every year. We raise money for scholarships to help our PCC students further their education. Since the first Down East Holiday Show 21 years ago, we have been able to raise over $1,400,000 to apply to student scholarships and educational activities,” Vogt wrote.

Gabe Ferrer, the catering manager of Great Harvest Bread Co., said he will be a vendor at the holiday show. Ferrer said the bakery’s table will be supervised by himself and Gregg Green, the owner of Great Harvest Bread Co., along with Green’s wife, Kim. He said the holiday show isn’t only a place for business, but also a place to create in-depth connections with customers and staff from PCCF.

Ferrer said the holiday show gives opportunities for the bakery to meet other vendors from around the state while also supporting the partnership the bakery has with Pitt Community College. Staff at the table will offer freshly baked goods, a variety of sweets and exclusively roasted coffee from Blackbeard Coffee Roasters, he said.

“We offer tastings at our booth so people get a chance to taste some of the items we have featured,” Ferrer said. “We mill our own flour and we bake fresh daily, so when people talk about ‘farm the table’ and ‘clean eating,’ we’re an actual representation of that. Then, the fact that we make everything from scratch, there’s some thing that resonates with people.”

Megan Hall, owner and operator of Meg’s Boutique, said the event helps give her jewelry business exposure to new customers and other small start-up businesses with which she gets to form long-lasting friendships outside of supporting other vendors. Hall said she will be offering clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry at her booth with an employee at the shop Emma Burnette.

Hall said she first attended the holiday show as a child where she worked with Elaine Allen, the owner of The Bread Lady, a sand wich shop located in Greenville. Hall said when she started Meg’s Boutique in the fall of 2020, she signed up to be a vendor at the holiday show to pro mote her business and to create new relationships with lifelong friends and mentors.

“I want the visitors to feel right at home shopping with our company while getting all the new things they love at an affordable price,” Hall said. “I want them to always feel welcomed and excited to come back and shop with us and for them to know that we look forward to seeing them and helping them each time they come in.”

The Down East Holiday Show will return for its 21st year and will feature over 175 small busi nesses. Vendors will vary from small handcrafted gifts holiday snacks and “mouthwatering foods.”

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also consist of local vendors with “popup shops,” such as Bella Maddison, Dash Nutrition, Kendra Scott, Buff City Soap, Vintage Pirates and Pink the Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store.

Ryan wrote the dress code for the event is casual cocktail attire and guests do not have to directly donate to the fundraiser in order to attend the event. However, according to the official ZTA website, there are three ticket options.

“I absolutely love this event. I was the assistant to the philanthropy director last year and to actually put it together and see it come to life is an amazing feeling. I want to make this event as special as possible for these models,” Ryan wrote.

ZTA alumnus Nicole McCormick said the fashion show began in 2018 and she was in charge of the show in 2018 and 2019. McCormick said she attended the fashion show in 2021 as an alumna.

McCormick said the fashion show was the highlight of her college experience. She said all of the sisters in the sorority are required to participate but it hardly feels that way because the sisters would want to participate anyway.

“They (ZTA members) had to be a part of it somehow, whether that be setup, cleanup, or doing the hair and makeup for the models. This really was an awesome way for the models to get to know us and what we do, it was a bonding moment,” McCormick said.

When she was young, McCormick said, she lost her grandmother to breast cancer. She said since, breast cancer is something she became passionate about and she knew she wanted to be more involved in events surrounding the disease.

In 2019, McCormick said the fashion

show took place in the Main Campus Stu dent Center and her sister and cousin were participating runway models who walked in honor of their grandmother.

“I also had a ton of family who came that night so having family in the fashion show and showing up in general to support was really neat,” McCormick said.

Senior public health major and one of the MCs for the event Kirsten Hipp said she participated in the fashion show as a model in 2021. She said ZTA really wanted to make it special because people weren’t able to participate in the event in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Hipp said her grandmother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and that’s what inspired her to become a model for the fashion show.

“When you see a family member going through something like that, it’s definitely trying and it just makes you want to stand up for them and that’s exactly what I did by walking for her in the show,” Hipp said.

Although she danced in high school and was familiar with being on stage in front of many people, Hipp said she was still a bit nervous to walk on stage in high heels and in front of a crowd. However, she said she also felt empowered seeing all of the overwhelm ing love and support from the audience as well as her family and friends.

Hipp said this event is one of the most important events to her and said there have been moments where she and the other women were brought to tears such as when seeing a little girl “beam with joy” as she got prepared to model on the show.

“It brought tears to all of our eyes. This is what the event is about. It’s about making these women feel special, heard, beautiful and empowered,” Hipp said.

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Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority pose at last years fashion show to help raise awareness.

New vinyl record store opens in Uptown Greenville

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Since Oct. 15, locals can purchase some of their favorite albums at Alley Cat Records in Uptown Greenville, North Carolina.

David Brown, the owner of David’s Used Books and Records, has relocated the records section of the store to 205 E Fifth St. in Uptown Greenville to create more space for the record collection, countless vintage posters of a variety of artists and much more leg room for music aficionados to browse comfortably, he said.

Brown said he began working at David’s Used Books and Records over 10 years ago when he built bookshelves for the owner, who also happened to be named David. A recent East Carolina University graduate with a lot of free time, Brown offered to stick around and help the previous owner with the day-to-day operations of the business, he said.

“I was like, ‘Hey do you want me to stick around? I can give you a hand with this,’” Brown said. “So I was actually already working at the bookstore. He was focusing on books, so what I started doing was focusing on records. I said, ‘Hey let me actually try to get some better records in here.’”

Because of the previous owner’s family obligations and home life, Brown said he started contemplating buying the business. Along with other factors, Brown said one of the more convincing ones was that the pair shared the same name, which meant he could swiftly and comfortably take over without having to change the sign. On Nov. 1, Brown celebrated 10 years as the business’s owner.

Brown said the collection grew from many visits to thrift shops and other vintage stores, but it was the help of an old high school friend that allowed him to get records from more popular artists in his possession. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles are artists whose albums he was able to obtain with his friends help, he said.

“I bought it just at the right time. If you look, vinyl really started getting popular again around 2011-2012,” Brown said. “It just continued to grow and grow and it finally got to the point where I was like, ‘I think we can do another one.’”

Jeff Blinder, Brown’s employee, collaborator and friend, said he’s been a local music promoter in Greenville’s underground music scene for around 20 years. Blinder said that he’s coordinated shows at Nash’s Hot Chicken, Molly’s Community Cafe and other venues and hotspots around town and he’s also recently booked a show at the record store, where they hosted rock band Maddy Walsh and the Blindspots.

Blinder said he came to Greenville in the early 2000s and noticed flyers promoting shows all over town. Months later, when summer hit, Blinder said he noticed that all of the flyers disap peared. Blinder said he decided to fill that local entertainment void and established Spazz Presents, hosting shows in venues and houses, even his own. He said he also created Spazz Fest, which is a local multi-day music and arts festival he founded 14 years ago.

“That was me deciding that I guess I’m gonna have to do it if no one else is doing it. I just kept it going and kept my fingers

in the pot. Greenville got very well-known on the underground circuit specifically from 2006 to about 2015,” Blinder said. “People say ‘Greenville used to be a great music city’, it’s been a great music city, it’s just been underground. If you know underground, you know about Greenville, North Carolina.”

Once Brown started hosting record shows to sell records and help promote David’s Used Books and Records, Blinder said he contacted Brown and made him aware of the week-long festival, inviting Brown to come along with his records.

Jim Dean, a Greenville resident, said that he has recently grown interested in collecting vinyl records and that Alley Cat Records arrived at the perfect time, as he is an avid listener of classic rock and the store has a plethora of classic rock records.

“I could spend hours and a big chunk of my paycheck here. I mean, I’ve got hundreds, maybe even thousands of classic record ings nine or 10 minutes away from my house,” Dean said.

He inherited his uncle’s record collection, Dean said, after his uncle passed away in 2012 and that Alley Cat Records has motivated him to look through the collection and search for any “hidden gems” his uncle might’ve owned.

The front register of Alley Cat Records is coated with flyers and events happening in the Greenville area, and Brown and Blinder said they have more shows in development that locals aren’t going to want to miss.

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People browse through vinyl records at the newly opened Alley Cat Records located in Uptown Greenville, North Carolina that features more space, vintage posters and records from a variety of artists.

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C.J. Johnson for October AOTM

With a career best in touchdowns with three regular season games still to go and more games with 50 yards or greater than without on the season, East Carolina University foot ball (6-3, 3-2 American Athletic Conference) junior wide receiver C.J. Johnson has been named Athlete of the Month for the month of October by The East Carolinian.

Johnson’s season started strong after an off season suspension gave the wideout an opportunity to reevaluate his situation. Last season was a down year for the third year receiver, who accomplished only 520 yards and one touchdown in ten games played. So far, Johnson has created a bounce back season with 702 yards and eight touchdowns through nine games played.

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For Johnson, no game was greater than the Week Five match against the University of Southern Florida (USF) (1-7, 0-4 AAC), where Johnson produced 197 yards on seven catches for four touchdowns. The defensive back mismatch left Johnson in a position where he seemed unguardable. The game was dedicated by Johnson to his grandmother, who passed away before the game.

“I think it was important for him and his family that he did play and what an incred ible performance,” head coach Mike Houston said following the USF game.

“I can’t say enough pos itive things about it. Just so happy for him. What a great way to honor someone that was a huge part of his life in just doing that for her on Saturday.”

Why?

This Pirates squad has a lot of question marks surrounding the team. With a relatively weak out of conference schedule, ECU needs to answer those questions before conference play starts. This is head coach Michael Schwartz’s first opportunity to show us who he is. With an identity built in defense, ECU should prevent the score from being run up early in the regular season.

Not only has Johnson been able to produce better numbers on the season, but he has done it as the leading slot wide receiver on an ECU team with a multitude of weapons. Through the air, Johnson has had to share touches with graduate student wide receiver Isaiah Win stead, junior wide receiver Jaylen Johnson, junior wide receiver Jsi Hatfield, graduate student tight end Ryan Jones and sophomore tight end Shane Calhoun.

Meanwhile, the Pirates have also had a dominant ground game this season with sophomore running back Keaton Mitchell, sophomore running back Rahjai Harris and freshman running back Marlon Gunn Jr.

With the multitude of weapons, the Pirates have been able to achieve 4,205 yards of total offense in the 2022 season with three games

still to go in the regular season. Of those 4,205 yards, Johnson alone accounts for one sixth of the scrimmage yards gained. With the weapons the team has all around, Johnson has played a major role in creating drive for the Pirates.

“It’s not 50/50,” senior Quarterback Holton Ahlers said during a post game press confer ence this season. “Anytime you have athletes like I got on the outside, if I give them a chance it’s like a 80/20 ball.”

Throughout his career as a Pirate, Johnson has caught 152 catches for 2,535 yards and 19 total touchdowns. In his career, the wideout is averaging an astonishing 16.7 yards per reception, a first down and a half.

Prior to the 2022 season, Johnson’s best

season as a receiver for the Pirates was his freshman campaign in 2019. Outside of John son’s 54 receptions in 2022, Johnson’s 44 caught passes were the most of his career at ECU. His freshman season was also the most productive scoring season, creating eight touchdowns with 702 yards.

Though the freshman campaign was a standout for the wide receiver, Johnson is on pace to smash his personal records both in touchdowns and yards gained if he finishes the season strong. Having already broken his single season reception record, Johnson can continue his career as a Pirate strong.

Johnson has three more games remaining in the regular season to show his abilities and run up his season total. With another year of eligibility remaining, Johnson could return to the Pirates for the 2023 season if teams at the professional level do not garner interest. Either way, Johnson is set to continue to produce at whatever level he plays at.

The East Carolina University volleyball team (8-16, 3-9 American Athletic Confer ence) will play back-to-back home games against Wichita State (11-11, 6-5 AAC) for Club Sports Day on Friday at 7 p.m. and against Tulsa University (10-13, 3-8 AAC) on Sunday at 11 a.m. for the Girl Scouts Clinic and Pirate MVP Day.

East Carolina’s previous game against the University of Houston (21-2, 12-0 AAC) on Sunday resulted in the addition of another loss for the Pirates this season ending 0-3. Wichita also previously had a 1-3 loss against their opponent University of Central Florida (19-1, 11-1 AAC) on Sunday. Tulsa will come to Greenville after a loss to the University of South Florida (8-16 ,2-8 AAC) on Sunday and a match against Temple University (9-14, 3-9 AAC) on Friday.

The Pirates are fighting to break their current losing streak of six games with the most recent losses being against Tulane University (18-14, 11-9 AAC) 2-3, South ern Methodist University 18-12, 14-6 AAC) 0-3, and University of Memphis (1319, 6-14 AAC) 2-3.

East Carolina’s last game against Houston took place in the Fertitta Center with 1,860 people in attendance. Houston managed to consistently sweep the Pirates in each of the three sets. They had a double point margin for both points scored and nearly for the amount of kills.

ECU kills were awarded to freshman

outside hitter Angeles Alderete with eight, senior outside hitter Kellyn Trowse with three and redshirt freshman Izzy Marinelli with three.

By the end of the game, the Pirates left the court with an equal amount of six blocks, 22 assists, three aces and 27 digs. This Friday will be East Carolina’s second match of the season against Wichita. On Sept. 25, the Pirates had a 0-3 loss on Wichita’s court.

The Pirates fell short of 13 points and 10 kills across the three sets. ECU kills were awarded to Alderete with 13, Junior outside hitter Britta ny Wood with 7, and Redshirt Junior middle blocker Kianie Cum mings with five. The Pirates walked away with five blocks, 32 assists and 46 digs. Earlier this season against Wichita on Sept. 25, the Pirates took a 3-0 loss on the road. This was the second AAC game of the season and was one of the three losses for ECU to start conference play. The Pirates also lost their previous match this season against Tulsa 3-2 on Sept. 23.

The Pirates will kick off their first games of the month with home advantage at 7 p.m. on Friday. Both matches will be available to stream on ESPN+.

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Senior wide reciever C.J. Johnson salutes the camera as he warms up for the homecoming game.

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