Kimberly Perry stared in awe as more than 3,000 students and visitors finished the opening chorus to the hit song “If I Die Young.” The voices, a cappella save for Kimberly’s guitar, carried the rhythm through until the band picked up at the end of…
Posts published in April 2013
Last week’s storms gave way to some of the worst flooding the Midwest has seen, and Peoria was no exception. If you haven’t seen the footage, the riverfront businesses are surrounded by water, the Illinois River crested at a record-breaking 30 feet and Water Street…
As Bradley’s drive to become a university of national distinction continues, one group is among those leading the effort by doing what they do best: speaking. The Bradley Speech Team took to the airwaves on National Public Radio’s (NPR) Weekend Edition last Saturday morning. The…
A recent installation flew into the Global Communications Center and Heuser Hall on Tuesday, as a result of the collaboration between a Bradley alumnus and seven students. Bob Emser, MFA ’78, opened his Eureka art studio to four undergraduate and three graduate students for the…
Does a year go by fast or what? I can’t believe it’s time for a new set of Student Body Officers. On behalf of myself, Bailey Miller, Rose Wurster and Dashawn Cason, we want to again say thank you to everyone that put us into…
I have spent the past four years addressing whomever decided to pick up this newspaper from behind a long series of articles, columns and editorials. I was involved in few things outside The Scout, but mostly I attended meetings and events. I met with group…
The Bradley baseball team finally had something positive to talk about after Wednesday. Sophomore Stephen Toma pitched six shutout innings in the first game of a doubleheader against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. In the second game, the Braves’ bullpen held on for a 6-5 victory. However there…
Whoever said Bradley couldn’t sell a country concert better take Kimberly Perry’s advice and start eating crow, because last Sunday night proved to be a major success. The huge crowd certainly lent itself to the incredible performance the Perry siblings put on. With more than…
“You’re dismissed.” These are the words my orthodontist gives to his patients when they’re done with their yearly retainer checkups and no longer need to visit him. Over this past Spring Break, I received these words. It was a strange feeling not having to schedule…
The stretch of inconsistent play continues for the Bradley Braves softball team after dropping a pair of games to Northern Iowa on Tuesday. With just eight regular season matchups left, Bradley picked a poor time to lose eleven of thirteen games, and find themselves below…