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2.5.2010 | General, Football, Panther Club
Fans around East Central Illinois could be torn on their routing interests on Saturday as one of the regional teams, the Indianapolis Colts, takes on a team in the New Orleans Saints with many ties to Eastern Illinois University. Any way you spin it Super Bowl XLIV (44 for those that do not do Roman numerals), will have implications around the Charleston area.


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1.15.10 | Panther Club
Panther Club Spotlight: Martha & Larry Drake
It all started with a strawberry patch. Those rascally rabbits and deer kept eating the strawberries the Drake family was trying to grow. Someone told them that if a fence was built around the strawberry patch and geese were housed within it, the geese would eat every living thing in the patch but absolutely would not touch the strawberries. Problem was the Drakes didn’t have the money to buy the materials for the fence.

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12.15.09 | General, Football, Panther Club
National Coach Of The Year Voting Starts
National voting for the Liberty Mutual FCS National Coach of the Year opens today, Dec. 15, and long time Eastern Illinois head football coach Bob Spoo is one of five finalists for the award. National fan voting will make up 20 percent of the final vote for the national coach of the year, so please vote daily for Coach Spoo at www.coachoftheyear.com  

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12.11.09 | Panther Club
Result of the LAIR Fund: Erin O'Grady
Leadership can be defined in many different ways. The dictionary refers to it as “an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction.” Another definition would simply be Erin O’Grady, a student-athlete at Eastern Illinois University.

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12.11.09 | Panther Club
Panther Legend: Michael Carlyle
The National Cutting Horse Association’s (NCHA) website states: “Yet for many, (horse) cutting's greatest rewards are intangible. The bond between people and horses that makes the sport so special also links it to the sweat and dust of the Old West and sets it apart from all other events.”

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12.10.09 | General, Football, Panther Club
Bob Spoo Named Coach Of The Year Finalist
Now in its fourth year of heralding college football coaches who demonstrate sportsmanship, integrity and responsibility on and off the field, Liberty Mutual Insurance today named Eastern Illinois Head Football Coach Bob Spoo one of five Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) finalists for the 2009 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.

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11.17.09 | General
Take A Kid To The Game Thursday Night
Eastern Illinois athletics will participate in the national NCAA Take A Kid To A Game Day promotion this Thursday, Nov. 19, when the Panthers host Tennessee State on ESPNU with a 5:30 p.m. kickoff at O’Brien Field. Children ages 12-and-under will receive free admission to the game when accompanied by a paying adult. 13th-ranked EIU won a share of the OVC championship on Saturday and can win the title outright with a win on Thursday evening.


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11.4.09 | Panther Club
Result of the LAIR Fund: Alain Marcelin
When it comes to helping others, Alain Marcelin is usually the first in line. The 20-year-old Eastern Illinois University football player has a ton on his plate, but from the looks of his volunteer work, it’s always others he puts first.

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Student Athletes of the Week
Athlete of the Week

Sydney Mitchell is the Student-Athlete of the Week after helping EIU extend its program-record win streak to 11 with victories at SIU Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri State. The freshman provided energy and offensive production off the bench, scoring in double figures in both games. She scored 11 points at SIUE and a career-high 12 points at SEMO. She finished the road trip 7-of-13 from the field and 9-of-10 at the free throw line. 
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