As someone who is about to take the long-awaited walk across the stage at the Civic Center on May 14, that other walk — the not-so-memorable one involving alcohol — has taken on new meaning. For years, seniors of all shapes, sizes and majors have…
Posts published in April 2011
“The Office” has come a long way. From a direct copy-cat of the British original to a show giving audiences a non-stop barrage of quirky joke machines, this is a series our generation has watched grow and change. For better or worse, this is our…
Imagine going to see a performance called “America Live!” You don’t know what to expect, but you’ve heard the show is interactive and you haven’t heard much else. Then suddenly you are directed towards a room where you tell someone your name and phone number…
Raising school spirit can be done a number of different ways. Pep rallies, sporting events, and Homecoming are the classics. Now, a group of Bradley freshmen have taken a new route: YouTube. The group’s series of videos, “The Dorm Life,” available at thedormlife.com, are meant…
You probably saw University President Joanne Glasser with her prized new acquisition, head basketball coach Geno Ford if you attended the last Late Night BU. You probably would have seen that he doesn’t quite resemble an individual involved in basketball from a distance. Yes, he…
The Bradley baseball team’s woes continued after a 14-1 loss against Northern Illinois Tuesday night at O’Brien Field. The Braves extended their current losing streak to three games and have lost 11 of their last 13. “It’s something that you have to grind out,” sophomore…
A weekend power surge from senior Katie Singler helped guide the Braves’ softball team to a sweep of Indiana State, 5-2 and 10-3. During Saturday’s double-header, Singler homered in both games, racking up four RBIs, while sparking the Braves to consecutive wins for the first…
Never in a million years did I envision myself writing this column. As an avid sports fan my entire life, I never got into hockey. My hometown of Indianapolis doesn’t have a professional team, so I had no rooting interest growing up. I admittedly know…
On the outskirts of Vancouver, Canada, is a large urban park 10 times the size of Central Park. Its name is Stanley Park. Now that’s just too perfect for a city sporting a hockey team with the largest goal differential, who scored the most goals…
On the surface, this hasn’t been a particularly memorable year on campus. This was not a year of extremes. There were no intruder alerts, no swine flu breakouts, no party busts worthy of national news. Looking back at some of the major headlines from this…