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113th Founder’s Day Celebrated Thursday

The life and success of our founder Lydia Moss Bradley was celebrated and honored at the 113th Founder’s Day on Thursday. “I think that it is very important for students to attend Founder’s Day’s activities at least once during your Bradley career,” said Student Senate…

End of successful sorority recruitment, all houses met quota

September marked the first full month of the new school year, but it also signified the beginning of another thing – sorority recruitment. For three weeks, Bradley girls from all different walks of life participated in recruitment, the process a girl goes through to join…

Softball team given SB presidential commendation

The 2008-09 softball team was presented a commendation by Student Body President Kyle Malinowski for distinguished athletic talent and teamwork. “I gave the commendation to the softball team as a symbol of congratulation for their outstanding achievements last year,” Malinowski said. “The successes of the…

Insects swarm Peoria in annual migration

Although Homecoming is just beginning, students recently noticed another swarming on campus. Last week, pesky gnat-like creatures, called aphids, invaded Peoria as a part of their winter migration, but should have mostly passed through by now, said Dean Johnston, a naturalist at the Forest Park…

Senate hosting MAP Grant summit next weekend

In order to organize a student-led campaign to fund MAP Grants, Student Senate is hosting a summit to join universities from across the state as a united front. It will take place on campus during Fall Break.  Last week, the administration approached Student Body President…

Students feel mixed about job fair

Last week’s Fall Job and Internship Fair may have been smaller than in the past, but the sagging economy didn’t weigh too heavily on students’ job prospects, Executive Director of the Smith Career Center Jane Linnenburger said. “Numbers were down because of this economy, but…

Men’s and women’s cross country teams finish third

For the second week in a row, the men’s cross-country team garnered a third place finish.  This time the Braves ran at the Missouri State Classic. Senior Andrew Weiser led the Braves after finishing eighth place with a time of 26 minutes and four seconds.…

Soccer suffers setback against SMU

Bradley lost its first game of the regular season last weekend after traveling to Dallas to compete in the Prego Express Italian Invitational at Westcott Field hosted by Southern Methodist University.  “Traveling is not an excuse,” coach Jim DeRose said. “People often see traveling as…

Volleyball loses in MVC action

Volleyball traveled across the midwest to play Missouri Valley Conference teams Creighton and Drake this week. Bradley fell to both teams with four and three sets, respectively. Friday night, Creighton was able to take control in the first set with a 12-2 run. The Braves…

Men’s tennis wins doubles title at home

After capturing two singles titles two weeks ago, the men’s tennis team secured another title wit its No. 1 team at thei home tournament last weekend. The senior tandem of Callan Fraychineaud and Milos Romic won all four of their matches to win the Hotels…

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