EWU tailgating
For many football fans, the game is just the icing. The cake is the tailgate party – an opportunity to roll out the Astroturf and camping chairs, fire up the grill and breathe in the crisp fall air with friends and family. On Sept. 20, Eastern Washington University fans packed the Woodward Field parking lot in anticipation of the Eagles’ home opener against Western Washington University, undeterred by threatening gray skies. Eastern won the game, 52-31.
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EWU cheerleaders including Alysa Sturdivant, front left, and the band rally fans in the parking lot outside Woodward Field in Cheney before EWU played Western Washington Sept. 20, 2008.
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Rory Schuller, of Cheney, uses an empty pop can and Dixie cups to create his own game in the back of the family SUV outside Woodward Field in Cheney before EWU's game Sept. 20.
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From left, Doug Kyle, Dan Verheul and Mike Dedman take in the early minutes of the WSU-Portland State game from Pullman as they wait outside Woodward Field in Cheney before EWU's game Sept. 20.
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Four-year-old Jack Warner, of Spokane, tailgates with his family outside Woodward Field in Cheney Sept. 20.
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EWU fan John Howerton's springer spaniel Molly wears an Eastern neck scarf as they tailgate outside Woodward Field in Cheney Sept. 20.
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Jared Rose uses his cell phone to track down his tailgate party in the mass of cars parked outside Woodward Field in Cheney before EWU's game Sept. 20.
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Swoop, the EWU mascot, stands on the turf of Woodward Field in front of a full house in Cheney as EWU plays Western Washington Sept. 20.
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Darin DeBolt holds a fellow cheerleader in a lift as the EWU band rallies fans outside Woodward Field in Cheney before EWU played Western Washington Sept. 20.
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The EWU marching band takes to the parking lot to rally the fans outside Woodward Field in Cheney Sept. 20.
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Alex Capaul, left, and Karyn Capaul play catch outside Woodward Field in Cheney before EWU played Western Washington Sept. 20.
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Alex Capaul drops a football off the family RV outside Woodward Field in Cheney before EWU played Western Washington Sept. 20.
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Despite a late start time and some sprinkling of rain, EWU played Western Washington to an almost full house Sept. 20 in Cheney.
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