The Queens Chronicle asked students about everything from their favorite football team to where they’re going to catch this Sunday’s Carolina Panthers game.
Name: Keyidra HoustonYear: Junior
Major: Interior architecture and design
Panthers fan? Yes, “I used to live in Arizona, but I am a fan of the Panthers.”
Gameday plans: Hang out in friend’s room and watch the Panthers/Cardinals game “because it’s free and I’m slightly lazy.”
Name: Mia Baringer
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Panthers fan? No.
On whether she’ll watch any of the games this weekend: “My team was eliminated last week, the Minnesota Vikings, so now I’m not watching any more football.”
Name: Matt CurrentYear: Junior
Major: Business administration
Panthers fan? “I am, since I was born in Charlotte”
On what he likes to do when he watches Panthers games: “Definitely get some food and have a beer”
Name: Sydney MichelinYear: Junior
Major: Exercise and sports science
Panthers fan? No, Michelin is a Broncos fan but still plans on watching the Panthers/Cardinals game this weekend (as well as the Broncos/Patriots game).
On where she normally goes to watch games: “We’ll either go watch it at a sports bar or stay on campus and watch it in the lobby [of a dorm].
This weekend, though, Michelin plans to go uptown and tailgate with friends.
Name: Paige HughesYear: Freshman
Major: Business administration
Panthers fan? Yes.
On what she’s doing for the Panthers/Cardinals game: “I’m working the parking lot for the game, and then I’m going to watch it at a restaurant down there” with friends.
Name: Sam Lamay
Year: Senior
Major: Accounting
Panthers fan? No, Patriots fan.
On where he’ll watch the Broncos/Patriots game: “Probably at a local bar… some kind of pub in this area, preferably one that’s not exclusively a Panthers bar.”
Name: Mitchell Harwood
Year: Freshman
Major: Business
Panthers fan: Yes, his family has season tickets.
On whether he would go to a Panthers watch party at Queens if one was held: “Yeah, definitely, because I don’t really know that many people on campus, so I’d like to meet new people, too, so that’d be cool.”
Asked if they also liked the idea of a Panthers watch party at Queens, several other of the Queens Panthers fans interviewed said they would.
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