What you need to know about the Panther Tailgate
Valentina Vargas, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2018
Filed under Family Weekend, News, Special Sections
The Tailgating spots are located West of the Panther Football Stadium in the grass lot known as Tent City and Billy’s Backyard Billy’s Backyard is a kid’s zone filled with inflatables for kids to play on such as bouncy houses and obstacle courses Cost for booking a single tailgating g...
Welcome to the next 4 years, freshmen
Staff Editorial
August 15, 2018
Filed under Back to Campus, Editorials, Opinions, Special Sections
The Staff at The Daily Eastern News would like to welcome all first year students to Eastern. We recognize that right now is a scary, yet exciting, stage of your young life. College is such a unique experience, and everything from move in until graduation will contribute to the rest of your adult exi...
Eastern men’s basketball team takes big win over Illinois
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
November 5, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
In just ten days, the Eastern men’s basketball team set up a game with the University of Illinois, sold out Lantz Arena and ended with the Panthers beating Big Ten Illinois 80-67. All of this contributed to raising $35,000-$40,000 for a hurricane relief fund. “The game doesn’t happen unless...
Football team pulls out wild win in overtime
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
November 4, 2017
Eastern's offense had trouble getting anything going all day, but in the final seconds redshirt junior quarterback Scotty Gilkey Jr. found Alexander Hollins on a Hail Mary pass to the end zone for a touchdown. Eastern beat Eastern Kentucky in overtime 23-20. The Panthers were able to send out their...
Eastern football team falls to Jacksonville State for 1st OVC loss
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
October 21, 2017
Following a downfall of a second half, the Eastern football team lost its first OVC game to Jacksonville State 30-14 Saturday at O’Brien Field. It was simple. Eastern played well in the first half and Jacksonville State played well enough to hang around at half time and push ahead throughout...
Eastern football team to get TV time in September
Camelia Nicholson, Sports Editor
June 23, 2017
The Eastern football team will get some TV time this year, after recently announcing an ESPN3 broadcast game against Northern Illinois University. Eastern will play at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, at Northern. The game will be part of ESPN’s Mid-American Conference package. The two teams have...
Girls’ track and field brings in new recruits
Camelia Nicholson, Sports Editor
May 22, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
Eastern’s cross country and track and field coaches got a preview of their incoming runners at the girls’ state final this past weekend. Seniors Chelsea Paulek, Kate Bushue, Shelby Siltman and Margaret McPherson all committed to running for Eastern before qualifying for the state competition. Whil...
Men’s soccer team wraps up road trip at Oral Roberts
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
September 22, 2016
The men’s soccer team will officially begin conference play on Saturday when they travel to Tulsa, Okla., to play Oral Roberts. Eastern is in the midst of a three-game road stand and has dropped the first two against Western Michigan and Wright State. Oral Roberts, Eastern’s first Summit...
Volleyball team to begin OVC play at Edwardsville
Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter
September 20, 2016
Filed under Sports, Volleyball
It is not how you start; it is how you finish. That is what the Eastern volleyball will hope to follow as it closes the book on the non-conference slate of its schedule. The Panthers knew there would be growing pains as they came into the season with no seniors, and that has been t...
Men’s soccer team traveling to Wright State
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
September 20, 2016
Filed under Showcase, Soccer, Sports
The men’s soccer team continues its three-game road trip still in search of its first win away from Lakeside Field this season. The Panthers will head to Wright State, a member of the Horizon League, who is 4-3 on the season including a 2-0 record at home. Eastern is coming off of a...
Panthers beat Illinois State in Mid-America Classic
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
September 18, 2016
Filed under Football, Showcase, Sports
Normal — Kim Dameron had won 13 games as the coach of the Eastern football team, but his 14th win against Illinois State Saturday was his biggest win yet. In the 105th Mid-America Classic, Dameron and the Panthers went into Hancock Stadium and took back the trophy Illinois State left O’Br...
