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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Del Taco Runs Burito Contest....
A buzz and excitement enveloped Chuck Smith Court at the Mark Twain Center on Thursday night like it has not done all year, as Pack the Stands Night brought season-high crowds for the men's and women's basketball games between UM-St. Louis and Southern Illinois - Edwardsville."I'm very excited," said spectator Natalie Barnard, senior, secondary education. "This is the most exciting game I've been to in a long time."The athletic department pulled out all the stops to bring folks to the two games against the Tritons' biggest rival. Halftime performances and contests, raffles and drawings for prizes, and activities for the kids all played a big part, but nothing can bring people in like free food.An all-you-can-eat buffet of burgers, pasta salad, corn on the cob, chips, brownies, cookies and Pepsi products kept the fans happy the entire evening, and most of them think that more events featuring the free food would be a great move by the athletic department. "Considering I eat like a mule, it might not be a bad idea," junior Jake Neely said. "It's gone well. The fans are loud. It's good stuff."The food festivities were highlighted by the Del Taco Macho Burrito Eating Contest, of which there was a women's competition at halftime of the women's game and a corresponding one at halftime of the men's game for the guys. In each contest, three band members squared off to see who could wolf down the Del Taco Macho Burrito in the quickest time.Rob O'Brien took the title in the men's contest, and Elly Pini won the women's version. Both won a $25 gift card to Del Taco, but Pini said the fun really came from the pride of beating her band mates."It was huge," Pini said. "This was a big day for me."UM-St. Louis has aggressively increased their efforts to gain athletics sponsorship this year, and their new partnership with Del Taco is a testament to that."It's a natural fit for us with our restaurant located right there on Natural Bridge Road,"
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A buzz and excitement enveloped Chuck Smith Court at the Mark Twain Center on Thursday night like it has not done all year, as Pack the Stands Night brought season-high crowds for the men's and women's basketball games between UM-St. Louis and Southern Illinois - Edwardsville."I'm very excited," said spectator Natalie Barnard, senior, secondary education. "This is the most exciting game I've been to in a long time."The athletic department pulled out all the stops to bring folks to the two games against the Tritons' biggest rival. Halftime performances and contests, raffles and drawings for prizes, and activities for the kids all played a big part, but nothing can bring people in like free food.An all-you-can-eat buffet of burgers, pasta salad, corn on the cob, chips, brownies, cookies and Pepsi products kept the fans happy the entire evening, and most of them think that more events featuring the free food would be a great move by the athletic department. "Considering I eat like a mule, it might not be a bad idea," junior Jake Neely said. "It's gone well. The fans are loud. It's good stuff."The food festivities were highlighted by the Del Taco Macho Burrito Eating Contest, of which there was a women's competition at halftime of the women's game and a corresponding one at halftime of the men's game for the guys. In each contest, three band members squared off to see who could wolf down the Del Taco Macho Burrito in the quickest time.Rob O'Brien took the title in the men's contest, and Elly Pini won the women's version. Both won a $25 gift card to Del Taco, but Pini said the fun really came from the pride of beating her band mates."It was huge," Pini said. "This was a big day for me."UM-St. Louis has aggressively increased their efforts to gain athletics sponsorship this year, and their new partnership with Del Taco is a testament to that."It's a natural fit for us with our restaurant located right there on Natural Bridge Road,"
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