Jordan Elizabeth Horvath is a twenty year old junior at East Carolina University. She is majoring in Communications/Public Relations and since she is a swimmer since she was a little girl in elementary, she joined the swim team in her freshman year.
Jordan’s goals after college are to work in public relations. [...]
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If you ever see Jill Adams walking around campus, don’t let her bright smile and beauty fool you…she’s a New York Yankees fan. Jill grew up around the Raleigh area, Knightdale to be exact, and attended East Wake High School. After graduating in the class of 2006, she chose the pirate life of East [...]
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Before August 29, 2008, very few people knew the name Sarah Palin, much less Wasilla Alaska. Since being chosen as John McCain’s running mate, the Republican Governor is now a household name —thanks in large part to the media and the fact that Palin is only the second woman to be chosen as a vice [...]
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When talking to friends of Shemeh Shirbabadi, they put an emphasis on one word —”nice”. Rebecca Rotella, a friend, said, “I think of her as a motherly person because whenever I’m sick she brings me medicine and she never lets me leave the house without my jacket when it’s cold outside.” This is a quality [...]
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Commercials pay the bills, but for those watching the E. Carolina/Virginia Tech game two weekends ago; waiting through TV breaks were a bit frustrating. At least, ESPN’s breaks were to catch viewers up on other scores and events scheduled for later in the evening. When the game got interesting, it took five-six commercial breaks to [...]
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“So who is going to drive home because I can’t see at night?” asked Tabitha. “I guess I can drive” replied Aaron in a quick witted tone. Aaron, Tabitha, Wintre, Quianna, and Ashley all hopped into the car after an adventurous night in Wilmington. Unbeknownst to them, the night was far from over.
Music [...]
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Jennifer Erin Barnette was born on April 6th, 1983, in Greensboro but grew up in Raleigh. She goes by Erin.
Erin has one younger brother, Daniel. He lives in Raleigh and is 22 years old. He works refurbishing engines. Erin’s parents live in Wilmington, NC. Her mom works for an airline company and her dad [...]
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“Honest, compassionate, funny, and talented” are a few of the wonderful things people had to say about Alison LeBlanc. Beginning this project I was excited to get to know someone new. It was immediately clear that I was getting the chance to make a new friend and an opportunity to meet a truly wonderful [...]
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One thing that I learned very quickly about Doug Palmer is that it’s all about football.
His football career began his freshmen year at Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As a senior Palmer earned all-conference honors as both an offensive guard and a defensive tackle at Byrd High School under coach Bob Paroli. [...]
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A person’s family and friends seem to know a person better than they know themselves. Tranell family and friends are no different. Tranell “Charleston” Chavis failed to mention his good qualities. Instead he said he is extremely lazy, a procrastinator, and blunt. He is a family man, funny, resourceful and one who has faced and [...]
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When you first meet Jamie, “Samantha” Baker, the words friendly and outgoing come to mind. Once you get to know Samantha, however, the words fun, hardworking and kind quickly come to mind and make a lasting impression. I first met Samantha at the beginning of our Basic Reporting class. It’s always nice to meet [...]
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In 1949, countries around the world signed the Fourth Geneva Convention, taking the first steps towards modern humanitarian law. Along with the Geneva Conventions, each country was tasked to make their own Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) that utilized the threes principles: Military Necessity, Proportionality, and Distinction, when engaging targets. All people that fall under [...]
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East Carolina University smashed the Mountaineers last Saturday securing a spot as the #14 ranked team in the country. ECU shares their space at the top with Texas Tech, Auburn and the Ohio State Buckeyes as one of the top 25 ranked teams.
According to the Associated Press ranking index, teams are ranked based on [...]
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September 12
President George Bush has remained in the background since the race for the white house began last year. He made news this week however, with two announcements that caused more confusion than clarity about withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East.
First he announced that 8,000 troops would be withdrawn from Iraq by [...]
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On Aug. 30th 2008, ECU ranked 54th took on highly touted Virginia Tech, who was number 17 at the time. ESPN had the coverage with regulars Lou Holtz, Mark May, and Reese Davis all commenting on what they thought the outcome of the game would be. In pre-game talks, all except Holtz, who is the [...]
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On Saturday August 30th, the Pirates and the Hokies met on neutral ground however, their orange effect seemed to dominate our purple haze. I tailgated with Pirates, with the exception of a couple of my VT friends from back home. Knowing that they came out on top last year and were picked to come out [...]
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30 Seconds of Me
Hello,
I am Akéla Nafri Yarn
I am proud to be a young Black woman because of its power.
I am proud of my name because it means noble leader.
I am proud to be a role model because one must lead by example.
On my left ring finger, I wear a silver ring engraved with a [...]
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Jordan Elizabeth Horvath is a twenty year-old junior at East Carolina University. She is majoring in Communications Public Relations and joined the swim team in her freshman year.
Her goals after college are to work in public relations or fashion. Her more immediate goal for the end of the semester is to have a 3.5 [...]
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Stefanie Wethington is a twenty-six year old ambitious senior at East Carolina University. She is double majoring in English and Journalism, hoping to become a children’s literature author one day. One of her favorite authors is Gene Stratton Porter.
Stefanie is from the small town of Corinth, Maine. After her parents divorced Stefanie moved to New [...]
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Leading Lady: Natalie Jurgen
By: Samantha Baker
It’s phenomenal how often you can meet somebody and know little or nothing about them. They could be your classmate, teammate, co-worker; and although you may see this person almost every day, it’s always a pleasure when you finally get to know them on a more personal level.
I [...]
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Bethany Bryn Degraff is a beautiful blonde with many goals and aspirations. As I sat next to Bethany (in comm. 3230 Basic Reporting) she started to unravel her life story, I can tell that she is very positive and optimistic. So from the very beginning I knew this young woman was a pleasure to be [...]
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Going into his fourth year as a playing pirate, defensive tackle Jay Ross is close to saying his good-byes. The 20-year old senior made his fame a little larger when the East Carolina Pirates played the Virginia Tech Hokies in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. Keeping up with the gobbling Hokies, a yellow flag was pulled [...]
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Patrick Jones demonstrates an appreciation for life in spite of his involvement in two life-altering situations.
Patrick was 16-years old when he was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. The accident occurred only two miles from his home in Lexington, N.C. and it was not his fault. The man driving the other vehicle crossed [...]
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