If you haven’t heard of the Broadway musical megahit “Hamilton,” you may have been living under a “Wicked”-sized rock since September. The musical, written by and starring lyrical genius Lin Manuel-Miranda, is a rap and hip-hop lesson about the life of treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton,…
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The first time I stole something was an accident. I had slipped a Now and Later in my pocket, forgot about it, and didn’t find it until after my mom and I were leaving the gas station. When I told her, she made me go…
Students’ emails and social media accounts were alight with notifications early this week; #GivingTuesday had begun. During the campaign, Bradley was gifted $576,460 from 1,692 donors, and all of the reward goals were completed. In addition to alumni, the university asked current students for donations,…
The great philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast; If you don’t stop and look around every once and a while, you could miss it.” I love that quote, and I love that movie, but the reality behind Ferris’ words never really meant…
At Student Senate’s Speak Up event Monday, many questions were left unanswered, largely because of the low turnout by key administrators with both the Provost and Director of Athletics absent. This led to a low volume of answered questions, and many of the answers avoided…
This Monday, Bradley students of all races joined outside Bradley Hall in a solidarity protest against the recent events at the University of Missouri. Standing outside in rainy 40-degree weather, students held signs and chanted in unison as others either walked briskly past to their…
As a first generation college student, my biggest fear about college was college itself. For the most part, my academic experience was similar to the Lewis and Clark expedition to the western portion of the United States. Simply put, college seemed like uncharted territory for…
erguson. “Black Lives Matter.” Police brutality. Ahmed Mohamed. And now, Mizzou. This list is far from being a comprehensive compilation of recent events that have pushed racial issues to the forefront of news coverage, protests, social media posts and individual conversations. But it does serve…
A hot dog is not a sandwich, according to an official press release from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. “Limiting the hot dog’s significance by saying it’s ‘just a sandwich’ is like calling the Dalai Lama ‘just a guy,’” NHDSC President Janet Riley…
There have been conversations at colleges nationwide, including Bradley, about sexual assault on campus and how to handle it appropriately. Student senators addressed issues surrounding the Safe Campus Act 2015, which is a bill currently being presented to the House of Representatives, at the Nov.…