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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

All access with Tiffany Kennedy

All access with Tiffany Kennedy

Eastern sophomore flanker Tiffany Kennedy played her first rugby game after approaching head coach Frank Graziano about walking on to the team. Kennedy, who is an education major and wants to teach English as a second language, played softball at Glenbard

All access with Tiffany Kennedy

Tiffany Kennedy used to get in trouble on the softball field for initiating too much contact at the plate when she was a catcher. Now Kennedy is a sophomore flanker for Eastern’s women’s rugby team and initiating contact on the rugby field. Kennedy sat down with Staff Reporter Richard Morse to talk about the transition to rugby and what she plans to do when she graduates from Eastern.

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