Because I had no interest in writing anything truly newsworthy, this is a list of 13 facts about interesting and strange stuff. Normally I’m not the type of person who stays up late at night looking for weird facts online, but for lack of a…
The Bradley Scout
Since 1947, members of Bradley’s Jewish community have run the Hillel House. Recently, Hillel asked the Peoria zoning commission to approve a location change to its fourth location. The plan is for Hillel to obtain 1530/1532 W. Fredonia Avenue, formerly a fraternity and duplex residence.…
“My story is one Anne Frank might have told – if she had survived.” Marion Blumenthal Lazan’s story, shared with the campus as part of the school’s Constitution Day celebration on Monday, was similar to Frank’s story. Retelling her memories of the Holocaust was an…
Two Bradley students were honored at the Women in Leadership conference downtown last week. Michelle Kosner and Brandi Arnold were recognized for starting the nonprofit organization Paws Giving Independence and were two of only 25 women in the Central Illinois area to be honored. The…
Since last year, there has been a spirited change across the streets of campus. Since arriving on campus, University President Joanne Glasser has aimed to improve campus aesthetics, believing would well-demonstrate Bradley’s integrity, said Associate Vice President of Communications Shelley Epstein. A significant part of…
Illinois’ severe budget crisis is about to spread to quads across the state. Nearly 148,000 students in Illinois who receive the state’s need-based MAP grant are facing the very real possibility of losing funding for the second semester of this year. More than 1,400 of…
As the world’s economy begins to regain its footing a year after the market meltdown, university officials continue to be cautiously optimistic about Bradley’s financial position. “We’re holding our own, we just have to stay at it,” said Gary Anna, vice president for business affairs.…
The Activities Council is bringing Maroon 5 to Bradley. The band will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Peoria Civic Center. Free transportation will be provided to take students from the Michel Student Center to the Civic Center. Bradley tickets…
Bradley soccer won the Busey Banks Kickoff Festival last weekend. The tournament started last Friday with a nationally televised game between Bradley and Memphis. The Braves started strong with senior forward Chris Cutshaw scored a goal nine minutes into the game. This was Cutshaws’s 24th…
No one was going to stand in front of the Lady Braves in their first race of the year. Redshirt freshman Nicole Benson finished more than a minute in front of the rest of the field. “Nicole had set a strategy of getting out fast…