New students get a ‘Jumpstart’ on volunteering
Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 15, 2018
Incoming freshmen and new transfer students will participate in Jumpstart on Saturday as part of the Prowl activities to acclimate new students to Eastern’s campus and the community. The program offers incoming students the opportunity not only to get involved with the community, but to discover...
EIU students to ‘Take the Lake’
Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 15, 2018
Eastern students of all ages can relax and have some fun at Take the Lake on Sunday from 1pm to 3pm. Students can enjoy free pretzel bites, minute to win it and lawn games, hiking, music from WEIU, and even free canoe rides. A school bus will also be on hand to shuttle students from the MLK Jr. Union...
Prowl picnic lets new students get to know each other
AJ Fournier, Campus Reporter
August 20, 2017
The annual Prowl Picnic last Friday kicked off in the South Quad bringing together new and returning students as well as faculty and staff. The picnic had high energy, high attendance and was a great day, Mike Mifflin the complex director for Lawson, Stevenson and Douglas Hall said. He said it...
Move-In emotional day for students, parents
Cassie Buchman, Editor-in-Chief
August 20, 2017
Eastern’s campus buzzed with activity Thursday as students were busy moving in and getting settled for the new year. Panther Prowl leaders and Panther Pals helped students unload their luggage and move into their rooms, guiding traffic and answering questions throughout the day. Michaela Viernum,...
New students to volunteer Saturday
Cassie Buchman, Editor-in-Chief
August 16, 2017
More than 1,200 students are set to start off their time at Eastern with community service during Jumpstart 2 G.I.V.E. Saturday, as a part of PROWL weekend. Beth Gillespie, director of the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism, said Jumpstart 2 G.I.V.E. is the office’s biggest event of the...
Director of New Student and Family Programs to leave Eastern
Cassie Buchman, Staff Reporter
July 18, 2017
Even though it was 10 years ago, Kimberlie Moock can still remember the first PROWL Check-In event to happen at Eastern. The idea of PROWL, or a series of activities to help acclimate freshmen and transfer students to campus, was still new at the time. Students were supposed to meet at Lantz Aren...
Java to host next Prowl event
Mackenzie Freund, City Editor
October 12, 2015
Java Bean and Bakery is planning to hand out samples of their menu items during the Student Government “Prowlin with the Prez” event Tuesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The October program is called “Pastries with the Prez” and will be hosted from at 3:30 p.m. Stephen...
Perry, Solomon do ALS challenge at First Night
Debbie Hernandez, Administration Editor
August 24, 2014
First Night began Sunday with blue-lighted necklaces, cowbells, beats and EIU chants on the South Quad. Special guest and Eastern alumni Chris Hightower introduced the Panther Marching Band with Billy the Panther on stage. “We been here since last Sunday at 9 a.m. and been practicing 13 hours...
Zip line worker gets students to take their leap of faith
Roberto Hodge, Multicultural Editor
August 24, 2014
Standing at 30 feet in the air, with a 220-foot ride down is the longest mobile zip- line in the world. With enthusiasm, James Rhea, the owner’s son, coaxed people to make the jump or step all the way down Saturday night during Quakin’ in the Quad. “You’ve got to have fun when you’re...
Quakin’ in the Quad attracts students of all ages
Samantha Middendorf, Entertainment Editor
August 24, 2014
Students gathered in the South Quad Saturday night for Quakin’ in the Quad –“The Panther Games: Catching the Blue Blaze” to eat, socialize and enjoy inflatable games. Attractions included a zip line, air bots, bungee runs, jousting, bouncy boxing, free food and keepsakes from Papa Johns and...
Students craft and compete at University Board’s Up All Nite
Samantha Middendorf, Entertainment Editor
August 22, 2014
The smell of popcorn engulfed the senses of students as they entered the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Friday night for Up All Nite: In the Big Blue Capitol. Members of the UB provided new and returning students many opportunities to get to know one another through creation stations, free...
