Merritt Whitley, a freshman tennis player, is a native of Kansas City, Mo. she came to Eastern not only with her tennis racquet, but also with her guitar in tow. The aspiring singer/songwriter describes her style as acoustic pop and folk, similar to the style of Liz Golden.(Chelsea Grady/The Daily Eastern News) By: Dion Martorano [...]
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Jerry Maddi
IMG_7169 1 Originally uploaded by dionmartorano Jerry Maddi makes a stop as EIU shut out Asbury 4-0. Maddi finished the season with 2 Goals and 3 Assists in his freshman season for the 6-8 Panthers.
2009 OVC Champions
IMG_0485 1 Originally uploaded by dionmartorano Jake Christensen, son of EIU legend Jeff Christensen, leads out the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference champions. Behind him in black is EIU head coach for the past 23 seasons (minus 2006) Bob Spoo. He has the 5th longest tenure as head coach for Division I football. EIU finished 8-3 [...]
What are you looking at?
Hey you Originally uploaded by dionmartorano I was just wondering why you’re staring at me, but then I remembered you came to see the blog and read the stories…that’s cool with me…I will just chill here…
Tony Romo
Romo Originally uploaded by Dion’s EIU Photos This is a picture of EIU alum Tony Romo shaking hands with the Mayor of Charleston, with EIU President Perry holds up Romo’s jersey.
EIU Volleyball
IMG_7713 Originally uploaded by Dion’s EIU Photos Here is just a team picture after scoring a point during a home match at Lantz Arena in Charleston, IL
All Access with Darren Patterson
After a rough upbringing in Waukegan, Darren Patterson needed Destiny to change his life around quickly, before it spiraled out of control. Patterson had been on the wrong path in life, but that all changed on March 21, 2007. That day, Destiny Rose Patterson was brought to this earth and a new man was born. [...]
All Access with Matt Dorlack
[Posted in the DEN on 1/27/2010] One thing junior center Matt Dorlack never has to worry about is trying to stand out in a crowd – being 6’11″ makes him stand out. While being tall has its advantages, Dorlack also experiences some disadvantages. “I am actually pretty good at ducking under doors but sometimes I [...]
All Access with Chacour Koop
[Published in the DEN on 1/20/2010) There are those people who are born into a sport and then there are those who fall into a sport. The latter was the case for Eastern’s men’s swimming team freshman Chacour Koop. Koop said he was first interested in swimming after watching his brothers in his backyard pool [...]
Growing in life through growing plants
In the DEN 11/17/09 There are more hungers inside of us other than our stomachs, said Keith Spear. “We have a hunger for meaningful work, satisfying and challenging work, and gardening satisfies these hungers,” said the English professor. “It satisfies us physically, emotionally, and spiritually.” Spear said there are two concepts of planting food- feeding [...]
