During a time when social media, cell phones and personal interactions place a microphone in every person’s hand, those that have been oppressed are still struggling to find their voices. Although one in five women is sexually assaulted in her college years, more than 80…
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The school year started off with concern that typically comes with having low enrollment yet again, followed by the burden of budget cuts. Some projects, like the business-engineering convergence center or steps toward law school study, were put on hold again, several departments’ adjunct professor…
Ever hear of the saying, “There is no such thing as bad publicity?” While this may be true, there can also be publicity that really doesn’t matter that much. In the Oct. 24 issue of The Scout, our staff wrote an editorial piece that looked…
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity proved everything is relative; there are no absolutes. As a communications major, I probably shouldn’t geek out about a physicist’s findings, but this theory is one principle that I’ve found to go beyond a simple study of motion. When I came…
Thomas Jefferson once said, “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” The candlelight vigil Monday night invited the media to cover the multitudes of Bradley students who were taking a stand against domestic violence. But…
With a winless volleyball team, a soccer team that has not performed to fan expectations and budget cuts to the Athletic Department that resulted in the loss of the men’s tennis program, the last few months have been hard on Bradley’s Athletic Department. As such,…
A dictionary definition of “emotion” describes the word as “a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one’s circumstances, mood or relationships with others.” So in other words, it’s normal for us as humans to experience a wide range of emotions throughout our lives. But…
On April 11, 2014, The Scout published an editorial clarifying that it is not an arm of university promotional messaging. Apparently, that editorial did not ring through as clearly as we would have liked. So, let me say this again. We are not an arm…
Applying to a university is tedious work. From start to finish, the college application to-do list has often made a mockery of the high school senior’s limited free time. But following those tedious applications comes the actual hard part: the decision. Choosing which university to…
I am the News Editor of the Scout, the president of the Society of Professional Journalists and came to college with two internships under my belt. My favorite color is black and there are few things in this world that make me happier than a…