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Increase of violent adolescent crimes occur in Greenville Kim Kassner

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Officials from East Carolina University and North Carolina discuss the importance of National Diabetes Month and different prevention methods for developing diabetes.

P. Darrell Neufer, director of the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, said the institute focuses on basic science research to learn about causes or various prevention methods of diabetes.

“A lot of basic science things that are part of what we do,” Neufer said. “In my view, they’re all part of the importance of trying to combat the disease."

By recognizing National Diabetes Month, Neufer said it raises awareness for the issue both within the country and worldwide. He said awareness can bring about a movement for change or different fundraisings.

Lifestyle factors play the largest role in the prevention of the disease, Neufer said. A sedentary lifestyle may lead to

obesity, Neufer said, and if students are able to practice healthy habits, they can greatly reduce this risk.

Celita Graham, communication manager and health educator of Wilson County Health Department, said diabetes is one of the leading causes of death.

There are several prevention methods to lower one’s risk of developing diabetes, Graham said, which involves long-term behavior and lifestyle changes.

“And a lot of that is just restructuring their mindset about physical activity and healthy eating,” Graham said.

Doyle Cummings, professor of public health at ECU, wrote in an email statement that diabetes is a major issue in public health which affects more than one in 10 Americans.

Although the cause is not fully known, Cummings wrote genetics and family history may play a role. New discoveries in medications may further prevent an individual from developing the disease, he wrote.

“However, progress is being made on multiple fronts including a whole generation of newer medications to treat diabetes,” Cummings wrote.

Cummings wrote that healthy food options and public facilities which promote health and physical activity need to continue increasing to further increase prevention.

Maintenance of factors such as high blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, Cummings wrote, can help reduce or delay risks. He wrote changes in behavior as well as encouragement and support for maintenance changes from peers or family can allow an individual to effectively promote a healthy lifestyle.

“Learn to cope with the stresses and depressed moods that life can sometimes bring and don’t let these interfere or limit your engagement in and progress towards achieving/maintaining a healthy lifestyle,” Cummings wrote.

Violent crimes among adolescents in and around Greenville, NC have increased within the last couple of years and leave many people concerned.

Kristen Hunter, public information officer for the Greenville Police Department, wrote in an email statement the trend of juvenile involvement in violent crimes has grown nationally, whether they are suspects or victims. Reasons might be mental health disorders, she wrote.

“Like many cities across the United States, Greenville has experienced a slight uptick in violent crime over the past year,” Hunter wrote. “The types of crimes and individuals involved vary. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unknown and being studied as it relates to crime. Many children were out of school for an extended period of time without supervision.

Mental health is at the forefront of many studies.”

When it comes to the different areas of Greenville, Hunter wrote, crime can happen anywhere, at any time.

Hunter wrote the Greenville Police Department does, however, keep track of statistics and operates under a data-driven policing model to allocate resources to areas that have experienced an uptick in acute crime in an effort to prevent further instances from occurring.

“Very rarely do we see shootings that are random in nature,” Hunter wrote. “In other words, most of the time the victims and suspects in violent crimes are known to each other. Many violent crimes and shootings have a nexus to drugs and/or gang activity something that is becoming more and more prevalent in the younger population.”

Gang members are known to start recruiting youth as young as elementary school age, Hunter wrote.

For the Greenville Police Department, she wrote, it’s important to be involved in the children’s lives of the community at an early age and be a positive influence.

“All schools are staffed with school resource officers in the

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ECU women’s basketball to host Demon Deacons Kiarra Crayton TEC STAF F

East Carolina University women’s basketball (1-0, 0-0 American Athletic Conference) will face Wake Forest University (1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coastal Conference) on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina, for the Pirates’ second game this year.

The game against the Demon Deacons will be ECU’s youth league day with free entry to the game. Against Wake Forest, the Pirates have lost

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No. 4 Synia Johnson attempts a free throw shot.

three out of only four games played between the two teams.

The only win from ECU against Wake Forest was on Nov. 24, 2018, and the final score of 70-61 was the closest point margin from all four games played. Then sophomore guard Lashonda Monk was Pirates’ leading scorer with 25 points in 37 minutes of play. The second year player shot over 50% from the field, completing 11-19 shots to secure the win.

The first matchup between the Pirates and Demon Deacons was on Dec. 12, 2004, in which East Carolina lost by a score of 70-47 in Williams Arena. In the team’s most recent matchup on Nov. 21, 2021, the Pirates lost 73-52 in Winston-Salem at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. ECU’s then junior point guard Danae McNeal scored the most points for the Pirates with 13 through four quarters of play. McNeal is now a senior on the team.

ECU led the game in the first quarter 16-13 against Wake Forest, but this was the only time the Pirates were ahead after one quarter of play.

The second quarter was the lowest scoring for the Pirates as the team was only able to put up six points.

McNeal earned her highest points for the season against Gardner-Webb University (0-1, 0-0 Big South Conference) with 23 points. This was also her first time playing her longest game with 27 minutes in which she matched that against Virginia Commonwealth University (1-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10 Conference) on Dec. 1, 2021.

East Carolina is coming off a convincing win against South Carolina State University (SC State) (0-1, 0-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) on Monday at 6 p.m. in Williams Arena at Minges

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During each quarter, the Pirates racked up more points than the Bulldogs with the score stacking and the chances of a comeback from SC State looking slim. In the third quarter alone, the Pirates put up 27 points which was close to the number of points the Bulldogs scored through the entire game.

ECU started hot to lead the first quarter with a point gap of 24-9, which was the largest spread of the game. During the second quarter, the Pirates had a drop in points scored. However, they only allowed three points from SC State.

This was similar to the fourth quarter when East Carolina put up 10 points again but only allowed four. SC State’s sophomore guard Lovely Sonnier created the only jumpshot for the Bulldogs in the second quarter.

McNeal led the team in points with 14 on 6-11 shooting. To pair with the scoring outburst, McNeal shot 40% from three. During the previous 2021-2022 season, she averaged 17 points per game. ECU freshman forward Amiya Joyner

led the game in rebounds with eight rebounds.

Joyner and Pirate freshman guard Jayla Hearp both had the second highest points scored each with 12 each during the game.

In the game against SC State, the Bulldogs never led the game nor came close to taking the lead from the Pirates. East Carolina had 27 fast break points and 13 second chance points to stay ahead in points.

The 71-35 victory is the largest margin of victory for the Pirates during Head Coach Kim McNeill’s tenure as head coach at East Carolina.

Coach McNeill is in her fourth season with the Pirates and has yet to establish a winning season within the program.

The Pirates will be back in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday at 2 p.m. to compete against the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (0-1, 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association). The game will be East Carolina’s Diabetes Awareness and Student Pirate Club game.

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

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BRIEFS SGA to hold student assembly Today, East Carolina University’s Student Government Association will hold it’s weekly student assembly meeting. The meeting will be held in Ballroom B of the Main Campus Student Center from 6 to 8 p.m.

DEI training to be held by student engagement To m o r r o w, E C U ’s s t u d e n t engagement will host Fraternity and Sorority Life Officer Training.

This training will focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. The session will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in room 253 of the Main Campus Student Center.

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Co-X Holding Properties continues construction as this empty space in Uptown Greenville will soon be filled with a brand new Hilton Garden Inn.

Hilton hotel set to open in Uptown Greenville Julia Lawson

City Council to hold meeting on Thursday Tomorrow, the Greenville City Council will hold its second meeting of the week. The meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.

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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.

Nov. 5, 2022 At Tyler Residence Hall, cases of Injury to Real Property were found between 10:10 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 12:12 a.m., there is still an open investigation following it.

Charges of Larceny (x2) and Second Degree Trespassing were cleared by arrest at 12:36 a.m. at the Scott Residence Hall Bike Rack.

Nov. 6, 2022 On College Hill Drive near the Bus Stop, Underage Drinking was found and cleared by citation t 2:39 a.m.

At the Scott Residence Hall Bike Rack, Larceny, Second Degree Trespassing and Possession of a Fraudulent ID were cleared by arrest at 2:34 a.m.

An open investigation follows Injury to Real Property charges at Garrett Residence Hall that took place between 12:30 and 2:02 a.m.

At Tyler Residence Hall, Injury to Real Property charges were found between Nov. 5 at 10:10 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 12:12 a.m.

Nov. 7, 2022 Larceny charges were found at 11 p.m. at Legacy Residence Hall and has an open investigation following it.

At the Scott Residence Hall Bike Rack at 10:59 p.m. Larceny, Second Degree Trespassing and a Warrant Service for Other Agency was cleared by arrest.

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At the location of Evans Street by Co-X Holding Properties, a Hilton Garden Inn hotel is being built and is expected to bring business, employment and tourism to the city.

Paul Adkinson, co-founder of Co-X Holding Properties, the company that is building the hotel and future owner of the Hilton Garden Inn, said the COVID-19 pandemic has prolonged construction.

“We’re coming in a world of post COVID(-19) coming out of a world with COVID(-19), so we’re working hard to build it, we’ve already started doing all of our ground prep site work, that’s been completed,” Adkinson said.

The next step in the construction process, Adkinson said, is to begin vertical construction and build the hotel up.

Adkinson said construction began at the site about three months ago and is predicted to take 12 to 18 more months before completion.

“We also enlisted the students at East Carolina (University) with the school of business, we also enlisted the school of hospitality and management at ECU and we enlisted the arts department as well, for interior design and arts,” Adkinson said.

Co-X and the hotel are determined, Adkinson said, in creating a positive relationship with students and their families.

Adkinson said the location for the hotel was chosen because as of how a majority of the hotels in Greenville are a 10-20 minute drive from the main tourism attractions like ECU’s campus and Uptown restaurants.

“We just felt that downtown was a better location for a hotel and then what we wanted to do, is we wanted to pick a location within downtown that made sense so you could still walk to the university, you could walk to shops, you could walk to places you can get to eat,” Adkinson said.

Co-X is very excited about opening up this hotel, Adkinson said, and he hopes that the Hilton Garden Inn will be a positive addition to the whole Greenville community.

“A successful hotel in Greenville is just needed in that downtown area, it’s gonna help the university, it’s gonna help the town, Paul Adkison students, their family, friends, loved ones across the board, so we’re super excited about it,” Adkinson said.

Charles Barrett, Subway worker in the Galley on College Hill, said he has been a resident of Greenville for 42 years.

Barrett said he likes the potential economic growth that is expected to come with the construction of the new hotel, however he wonders how this will help locals like himself.

“I mean it's gonna be interesting I guess, I mean we’ll see where it goes, I mean a new hotel means more growth, more opportunity,” Barrett said.

The location, Barrett said, is beneficial so people who are unable to drive either from intoxication or not having a car, will be able to safely get to their hotel.

Barrett said he is in favor of the development of the hotel because it creates more opportunities for work and opportunity leads to change.

“But, I still want to know after the growth and creation, and opportunity of jobs, where do we (local Greenville residents) fit in,” Barrett said.

Barrett said he hopes the hotel will be beneficial to Greenville locals, like himself, and not just East Carolina University.

The Hilton Garden Inn, Brown said, is being constructed a short distance from the Alley Cat Records store located on East 5th Street.

“I hope it (the hotel) brings some more people to the downtown area, brings different families,” Brown said.

The hotel, Brown said, is expected to bring more business to uptown and generate revenue for local businesses like his.

Brown said he hopes the hotel will encourage more people to stay in Greenville, particularly in the uptown area.

“There will be a lot of ECU families that’ll be staying there for different ECU events,” Brown said.

Hopefully it will bring people who are visiting loved ones at the hospital, Brown said, and are interested in shopping and eating downtown.

Brown said he is hopeful that the hotel will increase tourism and because of its location it will positively impact local businesses.

“I hope it is, it brings more business, more foot traffic to the downtown area,” Brown said.

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CRIME continued from A1 City of Greenville,” Hunter wrote. “Our Gang Unit officers also regularly provide presentations of youth and parents in an effort to educate and prevent gang involvement.”

Nonetheless, Hunter wrote, prevention of gang or drug involvement and access to guns starts at home.

Hunter wrote the Greenville Police Department highly encourages parents as well to be involved in their children’s lives.

“Know where your children are and with whom they associate,” Hunter wrote. “Be able to recognize warning signs as they relate to their child’s potential involvement in gang activity. Have access to their phones and what they are viewing and accessing online. Lastly, it’s imperative for parents to keep any guns they may own safely secured in a location where their children cannot access them.”

To prevent violent crimes on campus, ECU Police Department’s (ECUPD) Field Operations Captain Chris Sutton, said their officers receive annual training in response to an active shooter incident.

Sutton said the ECUPD equips their officers with the tools necessary for responding to threats, including entry tools like a ram or pry bars. The departChris Sutton ment tries to teach staff, faculty and students in case of emergency as well, Sutton said.

“We train staff, faculty, and students with a run, hide and fight mentality,” Sutton said. “If you’re presented with a threat, you should run away from it. If you can’t run and are confronted with the threat, hide. Barricade yourself into an enclosed area and cover any windows and block all doors. Only open it and come out for law enforcement. If you can’t run and you can’t hide, fight. Fight for your survival. Refuse to be a victim.”

If an incident appears, Sutton said, he advises people on ECU’s campus to download and use the LiveSafe app. He said the app has a direct connection to the ECUPD and it sends the reported threat straight to the officers’ computers, like a text message.

Another option is to report crimes and concerns through faculty, advisors, coaches, or a campus living representative, Sutton said.

Even though ECU’s campus is a safe campus, Sutton said, the police department doesn’t take safety for granted.

“Within the UNC system, we often have the ability to train with officers from these universities,” Sutton said. “Since we haven’t had an attack in many years, we always want to stay up to date. These training sessions allow us to make sure we are prepared. Luckily, we don’t have the same problems as other schools, but we can learn from them.”

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Isabella Cruz walks into The Ledonia Wright Cultural Center at the student center.

University to host 'I AM' event to celebrate diversity Ashley Wolfe

I AM because ECU is a predominantly white institution.

On Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 It brings positive feelings to know p.m., East Carolina University’s Office that ECU wants to show their support of Undergraduate Admissions will host for a wide variety of identities, Suarez the event “I AM” to celebrate the diverse said. She said for a student to know that identities of prospective students. their college institution has their back is The goal of this event is to celebrate necessary at all schools. the diverse population of students at ECU It is noticeable that no clubs or and also provide a sense of inclusivity organizations to support minorities are for prospective students no matter how actually run by a student who is not a part they identify, according to the official I of that minority, Suarez said.

AM webpage.

“Most of the clubs and events here Assistant Director of Outreach and for us are usually ran by Black people Relations in the Office of Undergraduate here,” Suarez said. “You don’t see a preAdmissions, Yanira Campos, said she is dominantly white person here go hold up one of the people involved in organizing a 'Black Lives Matter' sign just because.”

I AM. Interim Program Coor“We know of course that dinator for The Dr. Jesse R. prospective students and fam- FULL STORY Peel LGBTQ Center, Rose ilies come with all of these difBogue, who uses they/them ferent intersectional identities,” Campos pronouns, said they were on the planning said. “It’s important that we recognize committee for I AM. how our students step into spaces with Campos had a new vision for the those identities, and so, this event is to event and renamed it “I AM” for this year, really help students understand that we Bogue said. During the check-in period at ECU have resources to support them for I AM, which includes the Departmenand that they are welcome and they are tal Fair, the Peel Center will have a table loved here.” set up with information and resources Check-in for the event will be from relating to their organization, they said.

8 to 8:30 a.m. and there will be a depart“I’m very impressed by the advertismental fair, Campos said. This fair will ing, all of the campaigns around it, and I showcase the different departments at really do think it’s gonna bring in a lot of ECU, she said. prospective students,” Bogue said.

Sophomore social work major, Aaliyah Suarez, said she believes it is a step in This writer can be contacted at the right direction to host an event like news@theeastcarolinian.com.

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Pirates should be prepared for the flu season

So, Halloween is over. The costumes and decorative cobwebs are being shoved back into boxes until next year. We’re all preparing for the end of the semester, as well the holidays that mean a lot to us, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

As the spooky season ends and we enter into the holiday season, there is something else we should all be preparing for, flu season.

Influenza, or shortened as the flu, can be caught at any time of the year. Some of its symptoms include fevers, chills, muscle aches, coughs, congestions and more. According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, flu activity usually starts in October and peaks between December and February.

Now, we’ve barely made it out of the woods with COVID-19, we certainly don’t need an outbreak of the flu on campus.

We, the editorial staff of The East Carolinian, believe students, faculty and staff should aim at getting their flu shots.

It doesn’t matter whether or not you rarely get sick or if you hardly go outdoors. The flu doesn’t care or discriminate towards anyone.

With that being said, we should all tread carefully. It is not immediately known when we get sick and by the time we find out, we could’ve already passed it onto someone else.

Not only should we strive to get our flu shots but also use preventive measures every day to avoid the chances of getting sick. These include: washing your hands, trying to stay away from people who are already sick and covering your coughs and sneezes. Together, with everyone doing the best they can to avoid sickness, we can keep our campus safe.

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

The women at starbucks in the student center are very unprofessional.

Customer service sucks fr!

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION PLEASE TOW I CAN NEVER FIND A SPOT IN A2 LOT! The WGO can’t talk about so many topics due to legality on ECU’s side and I think someone from the East Carolinian should do an exposé on it.

It’s bull that people can’t go to the WGO and talk about Abortion rights, women’s health reform, and trans rights/issues. Someone needs to get on this.

The racist professors at this school need to be fired! I’m sick of the microaggressions and being singled out!

Title IX office on campus hasn’t been active for two years. There have been so many complaints I know about that were never dealt with. @ECU, explain?

Bring back the 304 bus route please!!

The ground/floor are not a trash can.

Save the planet by cleaning up after yourself first!!

ECU is sabotaging RAs in order to make money and no one even knows.

There definitely needs to be multiple buses running for the apartments especially on the weekends.

Stop counting our weekends as part of our break.

BRING BACK THE SCOOTERS!!!

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College gymnastics deserve more buzz A Clavijo Conversation

When it comes to collegiate sports people often think of the big three, baseball, football and basketball. Those are followed by things like soccer, softball, lacrosse and track and field.

Gymnastics sometimes Abbie Clavijo T E C C OLU MN IST doesn’t even make the list. As a retired gymnast I may be biased when I say it should, but nonetheless I am firm in that stance.

In the United States there are 62 women’s division one collegiate gymnastics teams, and the number for men’s is even smaller at just 13 in the entire country. This has always astounded me. Gymnastics is the most watched Olympic sport and has been since 1996. So why are we not giving these college teams the same recognition?

The environment of collegiate gymnastics is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.

There’s four things going on at once:vault, bars, beam and floor. Also, each team on the floor is cheering loudly for the athlete

competing and the environment in the arena is just as electric as it is at a basketball game.

For women’s gymnastics the popularity of the sport sits within the schools that are consistently winning championships. The same can be said for the men. This is unfortunate because, like any sport, the support has to start with the students. Without the support of the student body the sport really is nothing, they lose in silent arenas where the remorse just echoes off the walls and bleachers back at them.

More student support at events like gymnastics meets results in more popularity and in return more engagement from the school.

Why aren’t we showing these teams support though? They’re doing things that seem superhuman, pushing their bodies to the limit in hopes of flipping harder, better and prettier than their competition.

Gymnastics is evolving. Athletes are developing new skills that just seem to get harder. Also, in the past for women, the option was college or elite gymnastics, now people are questioning that. Why not both?

Olympians are now competing alongside girls who did not even reach the elite level.

As for the men, 13 D1 teams doesn’t give

these athletes the opportunity to develop their skills in a collegiate environment. In some cases they are forced to stop competing in the sport they love after they leave high school because there just aren’t any options for us. I sincerely believe that increasing the student support at the schools that do have men’s gymnastics programs will serve as an example to those who do not.

We support people we don’t even know as they compete and represent our country.

We should be doing the same with our peers whose skill level, realistically, is not much different, especially to the untrained eye.

I’m not saying we stop the level of support we are giving football or baseball because I don’t think I or anyone I know who is passionate about sports would be able to do that. What I am saying is we should give these athletes the recognition they deserve, getting excited about their wins but still being in the arena with good energy when they lose as well.

Abbie Clavijo a senior majoring in communication and a TEC Columnist.

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Glorifying serial killers, murders Outside the Box

Jack the Ripper.

Jeffrey Dahmer.

Ted Bundy. These names are instantly recognizable. These men and countless others are serial killers, immortalized Rachana Charla in American culture.

T E C C OLU MN IST With a growing number of books, movies, TV shows, podcasts and more products following true crime, it is no wonder serial killing doesn’t faze us anymore.

“Serial murder is a relatively rare event, estimated to comprise less than one percent of all murders committed in any given year,” according to the FBI website.

Clearly serial killers are not running rampant around the country. But, the sensationalization of the few serial killers in the news makes listening, watching and learning about serial killers all around us.

As people continue to dress up as Dahmer for Halloween and companies like Netflix making shows like You, Criminal Minds and Ted Bundy: Falling for a killer, mainstream culture will continue to reflect a slight obsession over serial killers.

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of popular serial killers being white men But there is a fine line between who killed white women. This is often normalization and fantasization. Serial killers like Ted Bundy, when they are due to how the police prioritize cases and played by well liked actors like Zac Efron, the victims the media tends to focus and worry about. However, serial killers can become characters of a movie that you be of any race, gender, ethnicity, etc. as could imagine yourself in, that you may well as their victims. want to interact with and, in the end, are But what is most unfortunate about getting used to the idea of. It makes it our serial killer obsessed society is the easy to forget that Bundy confessed to the lack of remorse for victims and their murder of 30 women (there are probably families. We are so focused on the thrill more victims) who he raped, tortured, of the killer, we forget about to killed, decapitated, and kept their heads as souvenirs. pay respect to the people who The idea of serial killers deserve justice, who will relive FULL STORY tends to be an American the trauma of the murder of phenomenon with the creation of the their loved ones, who will never see the term in 1960, FBI usage in the 70’s and money made off the many retellings of mass serial killer panic in the 1980’s. Serial their stories. killing has evolved from the 1970’s to a It is sad to reflect on a society that technological age with online prowling would give more power to talking and increased access to what, why and about serial killers than trying to solve how to become a serial killer. the systemic violence that leads to this There is a growing need to understand behavior. It shows how numb we have how natural predisposition and childhood become to violence. Not to mention the can lead to serial killer behavior with a routine sexualization of bodies that has special interest in serial killer patterns on resulted in disproportionate amounts of how they evolve as murderers. Now, serial gender based violence against women. killers have created a societal fascination with murderers, violence, and general Rachana Charla is a junior majoring in morbid curiosity. biology and a TEC Columnist.

Serial killing also tends to be a very To contact them, email white phenomenon, with the majority opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.

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TODAY Intramural Table Tennis

Eakin Student Recreation Center, Table Tennis Courts 128 E 7th St. 4 to 6 p.m.

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TOMORROW NC NewMusic Initiative: Emily Thorner, soprano A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall 10th St. College Dr. 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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Happy Hour at the Music Library A.J. Fletcher Music Center, A 110 10th St. College Hill Dr. 3 to 5 p.m.

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FRIDAY MG Bailey at Christy’s Euro Pub! Christy’s EuroPub 301 S Jarvis St. 8 to 11 p.m.

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SATURDAY ECU Symphony Orchestra Wright Auditorium 100 Founders Dr. 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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The friendsgiving event at The Scullery Coffee House and Creamery will give back to the community by donating all proceeds to the Greenville food bank.

The Scullery hosts friendsgiving event Shatiece Starks T E C S TA F F

On Saturday at 6 p.m., a friendsgiving dinner event will be hosted at the Scullery House Coffee and Creamery by Matt Scully and Justin Wright to give back to the local community.

Justin Wright, chef from Chef and the Farmer restaurant and co-organizer of the event, said Matt Scully’s wife, Erin, was the one who originally pitched the idea of having a dinner and donating all the proceeds to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina (CENC) at Greenville.

Wright said he and Matt Scully started the event in 2019. In 2020, he said they weren’t able to do it because of COVID-19 and 2021 was too busy of a year.

“This (Friendsgiving event) is really something I’d like to be able to do every year and make the event larger and larger,” Wright said.

There will be three other chefs, Wright said, who will each cook one meal. Toby Boutilier is doing a salad, Matt Cole is doing a soup and salad and Emily Parker is cooking desserts, Wright said. He said the plan is to take inspiration from a potluck style dinner and to “elevate it.”

Wright said with this dinner, he wants to raise awareness about the cost of food.

“Any chef right now will understand how much

food is to actually get and it’s not going back down,” Wright said. “Food is getting more expensive every day so we’re really just trying to help out the food bank as much as possible and we’re aiming to hit our mark of $3,000 this year. .”

Owner of The Scullery Coffee House and Creamery and co-organizer of the friendsgiving event Matt Scully said there will be a limit of 40 guests. Each guest has to pay $75 for their ticket.

Scully said because the event is taking place at The Scullery, spacing and seating is already limited. He said the limited seating will also make the event more manMatt Scully ageable for the guest chefs and himself. Scully said he and Wright intend on having everyone seated at one or two large tables.

“It’s just a neat concept, sitting down with people you don’t know for a good cause. It’s a good opportunity to meet new people and have a little culinary adventure,” Scully said. “It’s kind of like going over to somebody’s house for dinner, you don’t really know what you’re going to have.”

Scully and Wright also started advertising on social media a few weeks ago, Sculley said. He said

because The Scullery has existed for a long time and has a good reputation and following, it’s not difficult to put events together.

“I really think it’s important for people who are successful to help those who are in need,” Scully said. “I’ve been really blessed and supported in this community. It keeps giving back to us and I feel like it’s our responsibility to give back to it.”

Whykeisha White, the Greenville branch director of the foodbank said her role is to bridge the gap between community and the food bank. She said that she is the voice of the food bank and the community members.

For every dollar that’s given, White said it could help provide five meals for a family or just a person in need. She said 97% of every dollar goes to food and food programs. If items such as canned goods or dry products are collected, they are packed at the food bank and then distributed to one of the food bank’s partner agencies located in Edgecombe, Greene and Lenoir counties.

“It’s very nice of The Scullery to pick the food bank to give back to, and I know that they have done some stuff with us in the past, which has been really great,” White said.

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

Classifieds & Puzzles

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HOROSCOPES Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Consider the subject from multiple viewpoints. Watch for hidden agendas. Observe unexpected shenanigans.

Back up everything with multiple sources. Prepare reports but don't present yet.

L e o ( Ju ly 2 3 - Au g . 2 2 ) — Today is a 7 — Support a group effort to navigate a challenge.

Reinforce weight-bearing structures and foundations before adding on. Consider options carefully. You don't have the full picture.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Coordinate with your partner. Unscheduled deviations could interrupt plans. Stay flexible and strengthen foundational structures. Stick to basics to realize your shared priorities.

Tau r u s (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Monitor cash flow to keep it positive.

Old methods may not work in a new situation. Reinforce fundamental structures.

C ommunication helps.

Coordinate for balanced accounts.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — To d a y i s an 8 — Adapt professional projects around new conditions. Learn from the competition. Anticipate changes. Coordinate and c om mu n i c ate. D is c uss priorities and responsibilities.

Strengthen basic supports.

Share solutions.

C apr i c or n (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Conditions could get shifty. Prioritize health, safety and energy.

Slow for the tricky sections.

Avoid accidents or mistakes.

Stick to reliable routes and practices.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — An unexpected development could arise.

Theories require revision when put into practice.

Changes must be made.

Coordinate to resolve any breakdowns. Follow your mission.

Libra (Sept.

23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — All is not as it appears.

Deviations interrupt your exploration. Distractions abound. Return to basics. Let go of elaborate fantasies. Keep simple, realistic objectives.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Work or other responsibilities could interrupt your fun.

Avoid controversy. Take care of what you must and postpone what you can.

Relaxation rewards.

C a n c e r ( Ju n e 2 1 - Ju l y 22) — Today is a 6 — Slow down. Find a private spot to process recent changes. Do more planning before launching. Obligations could weigh on you. Let others solve a problem.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Collaborate to adapt with changes with shared accounts. Clean messes and organize. Sort and file.

Discover hidden ways to save. Bring home necessary resources.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Home comforts nurture your family. Coordinate with a domestic challenge.

Make repairs and upgrades.

Reinforce basic structures.

Strengthen foundations and keep systems functioning smoothly

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5 As hairy as __ 6 Scalp problem 7 Tattoo artist’s supply 10 Role on “Grey’s Anatomy” 11 2001-06 Jennifer Garner series 12 “Not __ Stranger”; Sinatra movie 13 Stewart or Cryer 15 Film for the Beatles 17 Actor on “Touched by an Angel” 19 “The __ Doctor” 20 Sworn statement 22 Mothers of fawns 23 Cemetery space 25 Tub cleaner’s powder 26 90 degrees from NNE 27 Actress Maria __ 30 “The __ and Cher Show” 31 V’s followers 33 Lugosi & Bartók 34 Prior to 36 Nincompoop 37 Dutch cheese 39 Prefix for place or print 40 “One Day __ Time”

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Sports

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The East Carolinian Sports experts predict this week’s events

Brendan Cavazos Sports Editor

ECU vs Cincinnati on Friday Score Prediction?

ECU 28-21 Why? After a bye week, the Pirates will be up against a worthy adversary on the road. Cincinnati will be ready for ECU, but fresh legs will run over the Bearcats. This matchup is one of the most anticipated of the year for the Pirates and a win is almost a necessity for ECU.

Chris Long Sports Chief

ECU vs Cincinnati on Friday Score Prediction?

ECU 27-23 Why? This is the biggest game of the year. Everything that this team has been through has led up to this week and this moment. The lights will be shining the brightest, but this team has shown us that they can put it together to defeat teams when they are not favored.

Coming off a bye week, I have faith in this team. Go Pirates!

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ECU vs Cincinnati on Friday Score Prediction?

ECU 24-21 Why? The Pirates are coming off a bye week to face the Bearcats in their biggest game so far this year. It will be a tough matchup but the Pirates know how vital a win is for them at this point in the season and I fully believe that this team has it in them to pull this off.

COURTESY OF ECUPIRATES

East Carolina University volleyball freshman outside hitter Angeles Alderete rises up for a spike over the defender from Furman University.

TEC Women’s Athlete of the Month

Kiarra Crayton T E C S TA F F

After breaking a five-year record in her first season on the East Carolina University volleyball team (9-17, 4-10 American Athletic Conference), The East Carolinian has named freshman outside hitter Angeles Alderete as the women’s Athlete of the Month for October 2022.

Alderete leads the team in kills by a long shot over the 102 sets she has played this year as the season comes to a close, and has gone 26-26 for match point to match set this season to date and a record of 402 kills.

The second highest number of kills for East Carolina is 208 from redshirt freshm a n out s i d e h it t e r Izzy Marinelli which is nearly half of Alderete’s for the season. Alderete is the first freshman to lead the team with over Angeles Alderete 300 kills in a season.

“I never thought I would be doing as well as I am right now so this is crazy,” Alderete said. “It’s important that I keep the mentality that I have to keep getting better. Just because I’m doing really well doesn’t mean it’s the best that I can do.”

Alderete hit a season high of 26 kills in two matches this season. The first was early in the season against Notre Dame University (9-15, 4-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) on Sept. 9 and again on Oct. 28 against Tulane University (8-17, 3-11 AAC).

As ECU volleyball goes into the second half of their season, Alderete said the team has a better understanding for the opponents in the conference. She said the team has not had the best first half but they plan to do better as head coach Alder Augustin changed things during practice to adjust for the second half.

“A couple of teams that we did play that we lost to we definitely think we could be there,” Alderete said. “We’re just kinda gonna feed off that going into the second half of the season” Alderete has 402 kills to date this season. During the game on Nov. 4 against Wichita State University (13-11, 8-5 AAC), Alderete beat the 2017 and 2019 number for kills. Just ahead of her season high, the next highest number of kills from the Pirates was back in 2013 with 424. As Alderete averages 3.82 kills per set, she is in reach of beating the 2013 record by the end of the season.

In the 2005 and 2006 seasons there were Pirates with over 450 kills. The highest number of kills in the ECU volleyball program history was 627 in 2007

by Alumna and former Assistant Coach Kelley Wernert. She holds the program’s best in kills with 1,620, and became an assistant coach after graduating and continued through 2011.

If Alderete continues the level she is at through the rest of her college volleyball career she has the chance to break the 2005 and 2006 record. The program record from Wernet could be in reach as well.

Alderete said she has settled into Greenville and the college life is fairly well. She said it was an adjustment from her hometown in Miami Springs, Florida, because Greenville is a smaller town unlike the city life she was used to all through highschool and not being as close to the beach was different. She said her roommates have helped her in the transition since they are also from big cities.

“Greenville is a really fun place,” Alderete said. “The community is so involved with sports and all of that so their support helps.”

According to ECUPirates, Alderete has earned the AAC weekly honor roll three times this season. As a highschool athlete she was highly decorated with a High Performance National Championship All Star in 2018, national champion in 2018, was the country’s player of the year in 2021 and was a four-time Miami Dade County First Team selection according to ECUPirates.

Alderete said she needs to keep the same hard-working mentality as in highschool and keep pushing herself to be the best version of herself.

East Carolina volleyball will next compete against Southern Methodist University (SMU) (18-8, 11-3 AAC) on Friday at 8 p.m. in Dallas Texas, at the Moody Coliseum and can be streamed on ESPN+.

The last time the Pirates took on SMU was on Oct. 23 in which ECU lost 0-3.

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

Football hits the road to face the Bearcats Chris Long T E C S TA F F

East Carolina University football (6-3, 3-2 American Athletic Conference) is set to take on the University of Cincinnati (6-2, 3-1) one final time before the Bearcats join the Big 12 Conference with a game on Friday in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Friday night game is set for an 8 p.m. kickoff and will be televised on ESPN2.

The Pirates enter this game following a bye week, giving the team an extra week of preparation to face Cincinnati, who are 20-1 in their last 21 conference games. That win streak was snapped two weeks ago by the No. 25 University of Central Florida (UCF) (6-2, 3-1 AAC), who defeated the then No. 20 Bearcats in a 25-21 victory. Before facing Cincinnati, UCF faced the Pirates in Greenville, North Carolina and were dominated by the home team in a 34-13 victory.

During a post-game press conference, Head Coach Mike Houston said against UCF, the Pirates put together the most complete game that the team has played under his tenure as a head coach. Against the Golden Knights, ECU racked up the points under senior quarterback Holton Ahlers who completed 30/36 passing for 311 yards and a touchdown both through the air and on the ground. Sophomore running back Keaton Mitchell created two touchdowns and 105 yards on 16 carries.

Defensively, ECU was able to double UCF’s junior quarterback John Rhys Plumlee’s interception total on the season by sniping three passes from the quarterback’s targets. Along with the takeaways, the Pirates created four sacks and a fumble recovery to keep possession in the home team’s favor. On special teams, freshman placekicker Andrew Conrad converted two of three field goals, the longest of which was from 28 yards and did not miss an extra point.

After defeating the No. 25 UCF squad, the Pirates traveled to Provo, Utah to face a formerly ranked Brigham Young University (BYU) (4-5, 0-0 Independent) team. Conrad was the hero of the day, nailing a game winning 33 yard field goal as time expired to give the Pirates the 27-24 victory in the longest road trip of the season. The win solidified the Pirates as bowl game eligible for

the second consecutive season after a five year hiatus from postseason play.

The Bearcats are not untouchable this season, however. The team’s highest margin of win within the conference is only 12 points meaning every team in the AAC, good or bad, has held Cincinnati to no greater than a two score game.

The Bearcats were only able to topple the bottom of the conference’s University of South Florida (1-8, 0-5 AAC) by four points in their week six matchup with a 28-24 victory. One week later, Cincinnati scraped by Southern Methodist University (5-4, 3-2 AAC) in a 29-27 win.

The path to a conference championship for the Pirates lies through Cincinnati. No. 19 Tulane University (8-1, 5-0 AAC) stands atop the American, undefeated in conference play. Behind Tulane, UCF and Cincinnati place second and third with one conference loss a piece. Fortunately for ECU, Tulane and UCF will face one another just hours after the Bearcats and Pirates battle.

If both ECU and Tulane can come away with the victory, three teams will face 4-2 records in conference, with the Pirates holding the tiebreaker over both UCF and Cincinnati as the team would have defeated both opponents in regular season play. From there, if the Pirates win out the season, the team will face Tulane for the American Athletic Conference Championship on Dec. 3 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Following the Friday night match against Cincinnati, the Pirates will face off against Houston for the final home game of the season next Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. After facing Houston, the Pirates will have one game remaining in the regular season.

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