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In case you haven’t heard by now, the “Fantastic Four” reboot that came out in August was a complete disaster. From what I’ve read, most fans and professional critics agree that the poor writing and direction were the icebergs behind its titanic failure. I don’t…
Since the first email in early February from the Presidential Search Committee, the campus and Peoria community have been included in the presidential search process. The committee hosted two open forums at the beginning stages of its search in an effort to discover the opinions…
Again and again, students hear changes are coming to campus. It starts to feel reminiscent of Chicken Little scrambling around yelling, “The sky is falling, the sky is falling!” In the July 17 campus update, Interim President Stan Liberty said the university was working to…
People use texting in a variety of ways. Some use them to send a quick message in emergency situations, others keep a day-long conversation running with a friend and many are somewhere in between. With these different types of texters come varied styles of messages,…
It’s one in the morning on a summer night and I am presented with the urge to write. Why not write an opinion column that will inevitably be due in the future? Your first summer back home after a year away at college is an…
During the ever-busy Welcome Week, over 200 student leaders attended the second annual Bradley Organization Leadership Training. The event consisted of several hours worth of presentations and informational sessions by students and administration, similar to last year. However, this year’s BOLT was mandatory. And as…
President of the Student Body Sarah Handler presented two bylaw amendments to the General Assembly April 20, both of which proposed the creation of new positions. The first amendment proposed the creation of a chief of staff that would join the cabinet and be responsible…
This past week has provided plenty of reasons for our hearts to be broken, for our minds to be fearful and for our attitudes to be hopeless. On the other side of the world, a Saturday earthquake in Nepal left more than 6,000 dead and…
Being a graphic designer does not help in the slightest with trying to write this column, seeing that I cannot simply make you a picture of how I feel. After four years of college, it has come to an end, and it is more bittersweet…