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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Prague to Charleston: 5,000 mile journey

Prague to Charleston: 5,000 mile journey

Matyas Hilgert, junior business major, came to Eastern to play tennis from his native country, the Czech Republic. Apart from tennis, Hilgert enjoys snowboarding, kite boarding and windsurfing. (Danny Damiani/The Daily Eastern News)

Prague to Charleston: 5,000 mile journey

Junior Matyas Hilgert is on the men’s tennis team at Eastern, but what sets him apart from most students is that he is nearly 5,000 miles from home.

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