Originally Posted by dustinal 
Iowa's most widely recognized nickname is The Hawkeye State, however it has nothing to do with the
EIU Hawkeyes. Rather,
EIU took their mascot name from the state nickname, which supposedly originated from the book
The Last of the Mohicans.
The hawkeye State begins around Cedar rapids and goes to Bettendorf. The Cyclone State is everything west and south of CR
except for a band of Maruaders working at the Rag.
