Founded in 1991 Vol. XXIV Issue I
September 2019 http://thepirateshook.com
Complaint from ECU prompts Riverside to change logo
Men's soccer takes second in BCC
By Janel Perry & Juliana Castillo Mayorga
coach Brian Strickland said the old logo was overdue. Riverside will no longer use East Carolina “We had to change it,” University’s pirate logo on posters, signs, Strickland said. “Ever since social media. the opening of Riverside, we ECU notified Principal Tonya Williams have been using a university last spring that Riverside would have to pay mascot.” to use its logo. Strickland liked the ECU “Instead of paying we created our own logo,” logo but was excited to Williams said. help create a new one. He There are now three approved logos that helped come up with general Riverside can use: the R, the new pirate and ideas for the new logo, then a skull and crossbones. Of the three, a skull Riverside hired a company and crossbones design is under consideration, to create both the skull and though Ms. Williams isn’t completely on crossbones and the new board with it. pirate. “When I think of skull and cross bones, I Strickland has used a think of death,” she said. large, purple “R” on basketSocial studies teacher and men’s basketball ball jerseys for the past few • GRAPHIC BY DESMON LYNN years. “It's not replacing the R,” he said. “It’s just a “It looks more diverse to me,” Wilson said. mascot for Riverside." “It’s cute because it looks more up to date,” He knows it will take time for Tykale Lawerence said. people to get use to it. “But now we have our personal logos and options of our own to choose from,” he said. Students have expressed mixed feelings about the new pirate logo. Senior Lauryn Watson, called the new design “messed up”. Senior Lisbet Vara agrees. “It looks weird in general and it’s out of proportion,” Vara said. Brian Strickland, basketball Sophomores Diona Wilson and Tykale Lawerence, however, like coach and teacher The "R", the new pirate, and the skull and crossbones that new Pirate has brown skin. are new three approved logos for Riverside.
“We had to change it. Ever since the opening of Riverside, we have been using a university mascot.”
By Braeden Hilliard Riverside’s men’s soccer team lost 3-2 in the Bull City Cup final to DSA on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Durham County Stadium. The Pirates were fresh off an exciting win over Northern in penalties and hyped for the title game. Shortly after kickoff it was clear that the game was going to be incredibly physical. Riverside scored first off of Brandan Whitaker’s header from a corner kick. Then, about 20 minutes later, due to a questionable foul call inside the 18-yard box, the Pirates conceded a penalty, which allowed DSA to even the score at one. During halftime, head coach John Timmons told his players, who were clearly frustrated with the referee, not to let the calls bother them. “They’re in the past,” he said. “All we can do is get out there and play together, just like against Northern.” But the officiating continued to frustrate the players in the second half, and DSA scored again midway through the second half, making it 3-1. Senior captain Nathan Compton believes the officiating was not as good as it should have been. ”We deserved better,” Compton said. “I wish the refs would’ve given us a fair chance.” The Pirates responded with a goal of their own, but the game ended 3-2. Several players were disappointed to lose in the finals, but they were also quick to note that this is just the beginning of the season. And with a new coach, a slight adjustment period is expected. Coach John Timmons is in his first year at Riverside, but this is far from his coaching debut. Timmons has been coaching at the high school and club levels since 1997. In addition, he is the former head coach of the North Carolina Central University men’s team.