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The Daily Eastern News

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

Strike would not affect Panther sports

Matt Meinheit January 31, 2003

Panther fans do not have to worry about a potential faculty strike affecting Eastern's athletic schedule.

Vegas rolls snake eyes on NFL

Ben Erwin January 30, 2003

Apparently the NFL has taken the moniker of Sin City a bit too seriously in its refusal to air commercials sponsored by Las Vegas during this year's Super Bowl. Fearing the effect such ads could have on the "credibility" and "moral character" of the league, the NFL rejected the ads claiming the league did not associate itself with such criminal and immoral elements associated with the city.

Panthers skating on thin ice

Matt Williams January 30, 2003

Paying for all your equipment, facilitiy use and providing your own transportation to get to games and practices is a norm for most club teams.

Eastern swimmers ride wave of success

Jamie Hussey Staff writer January 30, 2003

The Eastern men's swim team has been a powerful force with seven wins, one tie and only two losses this season.

Panthers seek speed in Sunshine state

Matthew Stevens Sports reporter January 30, 2003

Super Bowl XXXVII reaffirmed the theory Panthers head coach Bob Spoo went into the off-season recruiting season with - defense is all about speed.

Golden Eagles flying high into Lantz Arena

Matthew Stevens Sports reporter January 30, 2003

Lantz Arena will host the biggest matchup of the Ohio Valley Conference Thursday at 7:10 p.m. at Lantz Arena when Eastern (7-11, 2-4) hosts Tennessee Tech (11-8, 4-2).

Panthers look for revenge against SEMO

Michael Gilbert Staff writer January 30, 2003

Three weeks may not seem like a long time but, for Eastern women's basketball team it has been an eternity, and at 5:15 p.m. Thursday in Lantz Arena the Panthers will be out for revenge in a rematch with Southeast Missouri State.

New pack of Panthers for Partridge

Matt Williams January 29, 2003

The Eastern football team is losing another member of its coaching staff that took the Panthers to an 8-4 record and a Division I-AA playoff game.

Milici helping Eastern runners have early success

Michael Gilbert Staff writer January 29, 2003

So much for a rebuilding era.

Veach helps Panthers work through season plagued with injuries

Patrick Wimp Staff writer January 29, 2003

Every year athletic teams of all varieties face a common unforeseen deterrent - injury. This year the Eastern wrestling team has battled constant minor injuries throughout the course of the season.

The state of Chicago sports

Matt Stevens sports reporter January 29, 2003

ESPN; The Magazine gave what it called its ultimate standings in which they take the big four professional sports (baseball, football, basketball and hockey) and ranked them by worth from one to 118. The publication rankings included such determining factors as stadium experience, coaching, ticket affordability, players, championships. According to fans and writers the Green Bay Packers are the best and Cincinnati Bengals are the worst. The most surprising aspect of the piece was the disappointment in the city of Chicago.

Panthers collapse in final 10 minutes

Matthew Stevens Sports reporter January 28, 2003

Eastern women's basketball team played 30 solid minutes of basketball before falling on the road 73-53 to Austin Peay Monday night.

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