Homecoming Court to be announced at coronation
Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter
October 15, 2017
The ROARlty coronation ceremony will kick off homecoming week at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in the McAfee Gym. The coronation will involve the crowning of Homecoming King and Queen, Prince and Princess, as well as Faculty King and Queen and Lil’ Prince and Princess. The nomination and choosing process differs...
Performers, audience members show that ‘EIU’s Got Talent’
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
September 24, 2017
Cell phone flash lights illuminated McAfee Gym Saturday night during EIU's Got Talent after rapper Mo the Poet asked the audience to shut off the florescent yellow lights and turn the gym into “a city of bright lights.” Mo the Poet, a sophomore psychology major who preferred to go by her...
Dance and cheer teams to hold tryouts
Rachel Benda, Contributing Writer
April 27, 2017
The Pink Panthers dance team and Eastern’s cheer team will hold tryouts for the 2017-2018 school year on Saturday at McAfee Gym. The cheer tryouts will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the Pink Panthers tryouts will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Pink Panthers coach Holly Lemier said she looks...
Greek Week will kick off with Airband
Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter
March 30, 2017
The annual Airband dance competition will start Greek Week in style 7 p.m. Friday in McAfee Gym. All of Eastern’s sororities and fraternities can participate, with some teams practicing for months in preparation. Alpha Phi member Allison Divello describes Airband as an opportunity for...
UPD, CPD collaborate for active shooter response training
Leon Mire, Associate News Editor
March 19, 2017
The University Police Department and Charleston Police Department used McAfee Gym Tuesday and Thursday over spring break to train officers for active shooter scenarios. Brett Compton, patrol officer for the CPD, said this training has taken place annually for over 10 years, usually rotating among...
Iron Panthers to show off muscles
Mallory Kutnick, Campus Reporter
March 1, 2017
Months of work will come to a head for 10 students at a bodybuilding competition Saturday in the McAfee Gym. Doors will open to the annual Iron Panther Classic at 6 p.m. and the competition will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. The contest will be split into two sections, with both displaying the...
ROC Fest kicks off with student trivia contest
Angelica Cataldo, Entertainment Reporter
September 27, 2016
Marissa Damore, junior family and consumer science major, organized a trivia contest Tuesday night in the McAfee Gym that kicked of the 2016 Residents on Campus Fest. The ROC Fest is the biggest program Damore has planned as vice president of community engagements. Helping run the event was the...
Yell Like Hell to raise school spirit
Luis Martinez, Entertainment Editor
October 21, 2015
Yell Like Hell is a traditional pep rally held every year in conjunction with Homecoming, and like the other events of the week, it will incorporate a decade subtheme, being the 1990s and early 2000s. The pep rally will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday in McAfee gym. The event is designed to spread...
Homecoming voting experiences issues
Sydney Edwards, Copy Editor
October 7, 2015
The 2015 Homecoming voting process began Monday but closed Wednesday evening; however, for some students the process was delayed because of technical difficulties. Those who experienced these difficulties voted then had a message that said the voting had been shut down. When the Homecoming commi...
